Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., et al.

  1. April 28, 2026

    Meet The Attys Arguing The High Court 'Skinny Label' Case

    When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a patent case involving "skinny labels" on generic drugs, a longtime patent attorney as well as a government attorney who often handles intellectual property cases will face an appellate specialist who has argued many high court cases.

  2. April 27, 2026

    What To Watch As Justices Take On 'Skinny Label' Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether to permit a patent suit over a generic heart drug using a so-called skinny label, a case with ramifications for the drug industry that could shape patent disputes more broadly and other legal areas. Here's what to watch for.

  3. April 24, 2026

    Up Last At High Court: TPS, Geofence, Skinny Labels

    The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its oral argument portion of the 2025 October term by hearing a panoply of disputes over the constitutionality of geofence warrants, the existence of aiding and abetting torture claims, and the rescission of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

  4. April 13, 2026

    Hikma Tells Justices Cox Ruling Boosts 'Skinny Label' Case

    Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that the justices' recent decision clearing an internet company in a copyright case bolsters the drugmaker's challenge to a patent suit over its generic version of an Amarin Pharma Inc. heart drug.

  5. March 30, 2026

    Don't Set Special IP Rules For 'Skinny Labels,' Justices Told

    Drugmakers, industry groups, hospitals and scholars have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a decision letting a patent suit proceed over a generic drug using a so-called skinny label, saying the generics company is seeking unwarranted special protections that would upend patent law.

  6. March 23, 2026

    Amarin Tells Justices Hikma Drug Patent Appeal Threatens IP

    Amarin Pharma Inc. has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a decision that it plausibly alleged that generics maker Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. encouraged infringement of patents on the heart drug Vascepa, saying a reversal "would dramatically dilute intellectual property protection throughout the nation."

  7. March 10, 2026

    Justices Advised To Keep Law Clear In 'Skinny Label' Case

    Several intellectual property groups have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to use a case involving "skinny labels" on generic drugs to set clear guidelines on what constitutes induced patent infringement, saying the outcome has implications beyond pharmaceuticals.

  8. February 26, 2026

    Justices Told 'Skinny Label' Case Puts Generic Drugs At Risk

    The U.S. government, one named sponsor of the Hatch-Waxman Act, a generic-drug industry group and more have warned the U.S. Supreme Court that a decision that allowed a patent case involving a so-called skinny label to proceed threatens the availability of low-cost generic drugs.

  9. February 19, 2026

    Justices Urged To Bar Passive Infringement For Skinny Labels

    The Federal Circuit cleared the path for branded-drug makers to claim a rival induced infringement of a patent without taking any active steps to do so, Hikma told the U.S. Supreme Court in a case over so-called skinny labels.

  10. February 11, 2026

    Supreme Court Sets April Argument For 'Skinny Label' Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court has set an April 29 date for oral arguments in Hikma Pharmaceutical Inc.'s appeal of a decision that revived a patent case over its "skinny label" on a generic heart drug.