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Feb. 13, 2007

Federal Judge Tosses Patent on Medication

A federal judge has invalidated the patent on a $3 billion drug, concluding that French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis "intended to deceive" the U.S. Patent Office in its application. The decision is a victory for an Inland Empire drug maker and the generic drug industry.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A federal judge has invalidated the patent on a $3 billion drug, concluding that French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis "intended to deceive" the U.S. Patent Office in its application. The decision is a victory for an Inland Empire drug maker and the generic drug industry.
      In a dense but blistering written opinion issued late Thursday...

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