The Federal Court of Appeal recently dismissed Teva's appeal regarding the quantification of damages for its infringement of Janssen's patent for levofloxacin (Levaquin) (for further details please see "Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Teva's levofloxacin damages appeal"). The Federal Court of Appeal rejected Teva's arguments, finding that the Federal Court had not erred in constructing the hypothetical world and that its factual findings were supported by evidence. On March 26 2018 Teva applied to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal (Docket 38033).

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