In a creative move to take advantage of recent PTAB decisions regarding Sovereign Immunity, (see e.g., Covidien LP v. University of Florida Research Foundation, IPR2016-01274 and Neochord, Inc. v. University of Maryland, IPR2016-2016-00208; Reactive Surfaces LTD., LLP v. Toyota Motor Corp., IPR2017-00572) Allergan PLC announced that it will transfer six Orange Book (OB) listed patents for RESTASIS® to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (US Patent Nos. 8,629,111; 8,633,162; 8,642,556; 8,648,048; 8,685,930; and 9,248,191).
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