Plaintiff

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

59 cases as plaintiff.

Cases
59
Active
4
55 closed
Filed
2010–2022
Top venue
D N J
24 cases
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2010: 2 cases'102011: 1 case2012: 1 case'122013: 4 cases2014: 2 cases'142015: 7 cases7'162017: 1 case2018: 2 cases'18'202021: 6 cases2022: 2 cases'22
Cases filed per year with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as plaintiff.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC

dismissed
Docket:
1:22-cv-00941-GBW
Filed:
2022-07-15
Terminated:
2023-03-07
Patents:8731963

Fourth Jazz Complaint re-asserting U.S. 8,731,963 after FDA required Avadel to file a Paragraph IV certification. Avadel counterclaimed for non-infringement, invalidity, delisting, and Sherman Act monopolization. The case was dismissed by stipulation on March 7, 2023.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC

dismissed with prejudice (settled)
Docket:
1:22-cv-00941-GBW
Filed:
2022-07-15
Terminated:
2025-10-27
Patents:11147782

Fourth Jazz complaint/antitrust case involving Jazz's listing of the '963 (REMS) patent and Avadel's Sherman Act counterclaims. Jazz moved to stay pending final resolution of the validity of U.S. Patent No. 11,147,782. Dismissed with prejudice on October 27, 2025 pursuant to settlement.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC et al.

dismissed with prejudice
Docket:
1:21-cv-01594-GBW
Filed:
2021-11-10
Terminated:
2025-10-27
Patents:10272062

Patent infringement action involving Jazz Pharmaceuticals entities and Avadel entities; resolved in the same October 2025 global settlement and stipulation of dismissal with prejudice entered October 27, 2025.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC

consolidated; '963 claims dismissed; other patents proceeded
Docket:
1:21-cv-00691-GBW
Filed:
2021-05-12

First Jazz Complaint in D. Del. over Avadel's FT218/LUMRYZ. The consolidated action asserted five patents, including U.S. 8,731,963. The court held the '963 claims directed to systems, not methods, and ordered Jazz to request delisting from the Orange Book; on March 7, 2023, the '963 infringement claims and related counterclaims were dismissed by stipulation. Other patents, including U.S. 10,758,488 and 11,147,782, proceeded to a 2024 jury verdict.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC et al.

dismissed
Docket:
1:21-cv-00691-GBW
Filed:
2021-05-12
Terminated:
2025-10-27
Patents:10952986

Jazz-side Delaware action in the Avadel–Jazz once-nightly sodium oxybate dispute. The '986 patent appeared on the patent lists in connection with Avadel's counterclaims and inequitable-conduct/derivation allegations concerning Flamel's '321 application and Jazz's '079/'782 patents. The case was resolved by the October 2025 settlement and dismissed with prejudice on 2025-10-27.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC

dismissed with prejudice
Docket:
1:21-cv-00691-GBW
Filed:
2021-05-12
Terminated:
2025-10-27
Patents:10272062

Patent infringement action by Jazz Pharmaceuticals against Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals concerning sodium oxybate/LUMRYZ; consolidated with related actions and resolved by a global settlement and stipulation of dismissal with prejudice entered October 27, 2025.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC

terminated
Court:
D. Del.
Filed:
2021-05-12
Terminated:
2025-10-27
Patents:10213400

DrugPatentWatch lists the '400 patent in this Avadel matter; the exact case number and whether the '400 patent was actually asserted could not be independently confirmed. It is listed as terminated Oct 27, 2025.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Ascent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

dismissed
Docket:
2:17-cv-04439
Court:
E.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2017-07-27
Terminated:
2017-08-30
Patents:9050302

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. sued Ascent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in E.D.N.Y. involving U.S. Patent 9,050,302. Jazz voluntarily dismissed the action on Aug. 30, 2017.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

closed
Docket:
2:15-cv-06562
Court:
D.N.J.
Filed:
2015-09-02
Patents:9050302

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. sued Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC in D.N.J., asserting U.S. Patent 9,050,302 among others. The case was part of the consolidated Xyrem ANDA litigation before Judge Esther Salas and is closed.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Lupin Ltd.

terminated
Docket:
2:15-cv-06548
Court:
D.N.J.
Filed:
2015-09-01
Terminated:
2016-01-15
Patents:7765107

ANDA Hatch-Waxman action by Jazz Pharmaceuticals and others against Lupin Ltd. and others involving Xyrem and US 7,765,107. Complaint filed September 1, 2015; case terminated January 15, 2016.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Lupin Ltd. et al.

closed - settled
Docket:
2:15-cv-06548
Filed:
2015-08-31
Terminated:
2018-06-12
Patents:7765106

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. sued Lupin entities in D.N.J. involving the '106 patent. The case was closed and later settled June 12, 2018 per Hagens Berman complaint; docket noted termination Jan. 15, 2016 per L. Civ. R. 11.2 certification.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Wockhardt Bio AG et al.

settled
Docket:
2:15-cv-05619
Filed:
2015-07-17
Patents:8457988

Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland sued Wockhardt entities in D.N.J. over ANDA No. 207526. Wockhardt filed counterclaims for declaratory judgment of invalidity/non-infringement of the '988 patent and others, and later settled before the Federal Circuit decision.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Wockhardt Bio AG et al.

dismissed
Docket:
2:15-cv-05619
Filed:
2015-07-17
Patents:8772306

Resolved by a stipulation/consent judgment of dismissal. Wockhardt admitted the ANDA filing was a technical act of infringement of the asserted patents, expressly including 8,772,306, and was enjoined except as permitted by the April 18, 2016 license agreement.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc.

settled
Docket:
2:15-cv-01360
Filed:
2015-02-20
Patents:8772306

The '306 patent was asserted; Roxane moved to dismiss the '306 claims on §101 subject-matter eligibility, which the court administratively terminated and stayed discovery on pending IPR. The case was consolidated with Roxane's '302 case on Mar 24, 2016 and settled in April 2017.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited et al.

consolidated/terminated
Docket:
2:14-cv-04467-ES-JAD
Filed:
2014-07-15
Terminated:
2015-04-22

Jazz Pharmaceuticals sued Ranbaxy Laboratories and Ranbaxy Inc. in a Hatch-Waxman ANDA patent infringement action over generic sodium oxybate referencing Xyrem. The complaint asserted multiple patents including U.S. Patent No. 8,461,203. The case was consolidated for all purposes into Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, No. 13-391-ES-JAD, and administratively terminated.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Par Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

settled
Docket:
2:13-cv-07884
Court:
D.N.J.
Filed:
2013-12-27
Terminated:
2018-01-09
Patents:7765107

ANDA Hatch-Waxman action by Jazz Pharmaceuticals against Par Pharmaceuticals involving Xyrem and US 7,765,107. Par's Paragraph IV notice was dated November 20, 2013; the case later settled on January 9, 2018 with an authorized-generic license.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc. et al.

settled
Docket:
2:12-cv-06761
Court:
D.N.J.
Filed:
2012-10-26
Terminated:
2017-04-05
Patents:8263650

Jazz sued Roxane Laboratories (later Hikma/West-Ward) asserting the '650 patent. The case was consolidated with 2:10-cv-06108 and 2:12-cv-07459 in April 2013, and the consolidated case settled April 5, 2017, granting Hikma/West-Ward an authorized generic of Xyrem beginning Jan. 1, 2023.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc.

consolidated; claims later invalidated via IPRs
Docket:
2:10-cv-06108
Court:
D.N.J.
Filed:
2010-11-22
Patents:7765107

Lead/first ANDA Hatch-Waxman case filed by Jazz Pharmaceuticals against Roxane Laboratories. The complaint expressly asserted US 7,765,107 along with other patents ('889, '219, '730, '106); the '107 claims were later invalidated via IPR2015-00547.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc.

settled
Docket:
2:10-cv-06108
Court:
D.N.J.
Filed:
2010-11-22
Terminated:
2017-04-05
Patents:7262219

Lead Hatch-Waxman action asserting the '219 patent against Roxane; consolidated with several related Roxane actions. Claim construction issued 2012-09-14 and the case settled before trial.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC

affirmed
Docket:
2017-1675
Terminated:
2018-07-13

Federal Circuit appeal from the PTAB IPR decision on U.S. 8,589,182. The court affirmed, holding the FDA Advisory Committee materials were a publicly accessible printed publication and proper prior art; the decision disposed of the family patents together.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

unresolved
Docket:
2:17-cv-01440
Patents:9486426

Jazz sued Amneal over sodium oxybate ANDA No. 203631; Amneal's counterclaims expressly asserted that each claim of the '426 patent is invalid, confirming '426 was in suit. The outcome was not confirmed in the retrieved sources; the broader Jazz/Amneal Xyrem family was ultimately settled, but the '426 disposition specifically is unverified.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. et al.

consolidated; resolved/terminated
Docket:
14-cv-04467
Court:
D.N.J.
Patents:6780889

One of the consolidated D.N.J. Xyrem ANDA actions against Ranbaxy. A consolidation stipulation recites that this action alleged infringement of a patent list including US 6,780,889; it was consolidated with related Xyrem actions and resolved/terminated in the 2015-2018 window.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc.

consolidated; resolved/terminated
Docket:
14-cv-07757
Court:
D.N.J.
Patents:6780889

D.N.J. Xyrem ANDA action against Watson, consolidated with the Ranbaxy and Amneal Xyrem actions for a 500 mg/ml generic sodium oxybate oral solution. The narrative identifies it among the Hatch-Waxman suits filed by Jazz on US 6,780,889; it was resolved/terminated in the 2015-2018 window.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC

settled
Docket:
2:13-cv-00391
Court:
D.N.J.
Patents:8263650

Filed after Amneal's Dec. 10, 2012 Paragraph IV notice. Amneal counterclaimed for non-infringement/invalidity of the '650 patent, inequitable conduct, and prosecution laches; the case settled.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc. et al.

settled
Docket:
2:10-cv-06108

Lead consolidated Hatch-Waxman action over Xyrem sodium oxybate. The ’506 patent was among the original patents-in-suit, along with the ’431, ’889, ’219, ’059, and the ’730 family. Resolved by settlement with no final judgment on the ’506 patent.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC

consolidated
Docket:
2:13-cv-00391-ES-JAD
Patents:8461203

Consolidated Xyrem patent litigation in the District of New Jersey into which numerous ANDA cases, including Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (2:14-cv-04467), were consolidated for all purposes. The consolidation orders confirm the '203 patent litigation stream flowed into this broader case.