District Court, D. Delaware December 13, 2011, Civil Action No. 09-CV-0318-LDD (Alcon Research Ltd. v. Barr Laboratories Inc.)

OPINION

LEGROME D. DAVIS, District Judge. I. Introduction

Plaintiff Alcon Research, Ltd. (“Alcon”) brought this patent infringement action in response to Defendants’ Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Par”) and Barr Laboratories Inc. (“Barr”) filing of Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs)1 for FDA approval to market generic versions of Alcon’s Travatan® and Travatan Z® products.