Corporate
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.
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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