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Case 1:12-cv-00595-UNA Document 1 Filed 05/14/12 Page 1 of 15 PageID #: 1__________________________________________ __________________________________________) COMPLAINT Plaintiff Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”), by its undersigned attorneys, brings this action against Defendants Lupin Ltd. and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Lupin Inc.”; collectively “Lupin”).