Litigation

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Dr. Reddy's

1:21-cv-01033

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Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Patents at issue (1)

Plaintiffs (1)

π Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Defendants (1)

Δ Dr. Reddy's

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D. Del. action in which Dr. Reddy's answer admits on its face that the '708 patent is asserted.

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Further reading

What it costs to get a patent (AIPLA Economic Survey)
A US utility patent costs a median of $8,000-$12,000 in attorney fees to draft and file, depending on the technology — before USPTO fees, before drawings, and before the first office action. Here's the full bill, and why it's a rounding error next to enforcing the thing.
How to respond to a patent troll demand letter
Trolls don't write demand letters expecting a fight. The right response makes you the wrong target.
What patent litigation actually costs (AIPLA Economic Survey)
It costs a few hundred dollars to file a patent complaint and a median of $1.5M-$3.2M to defend one through trial. That gap isn't a side effect of patent litigation — for a troll, it is the entire business model.
How to obtain a patent
The USPTO process takes 2-3 years and costs $10,000-$15,000. The patent that comes out the other end is only as valuable as your willingness to spend much more enforcing it.
Anatomy of a shakedown: how a patent troll campaign actually works
A patent troll demand letter isn't a lawsuit. It's the output of an industrial process designed to extract money at scale, calibrated to your defense costs, and dependent on you not coordinating with the other 199 targets in the same campaign.

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