Judge Stark Construes Claims Directed to Pharmaceutical Compositions Used for Treating Acne

In Galderma Labs., L.P., et al. v. Tolmar Inc., et al., C.A. No. 10-45-LPS, Judge Stark construed the following disputed claims and claim terms of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,579,377 (the “’377 patent”), 7,737,181 (the “’181 patent”), 7,834,060 (the “’060 patent”), 7,838,558 (the “’558 patent”) and 7,868,044 (the “’044 patent”):

“a thus effective amount” and “effective amount”
“effective for the treatment of”
“an anti-acne effective amount”
“useful for the treatment of”
“pharmaceutical composition which is a gel of”
“poloxamer 124”
“carbomer 940”
Claim 5 of the ’060 patent
Claim 24 of the ’060 patent
Claim 35 of the ’181 patent
Claim 36 of the ’181 patent
Claim 40 of the ’044 patent
Claim 41 of the ’044 patent


Galderma Labs., L.P., et al. v. Tolmar Inc., et al., C.A. No. 10-45-LPS