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01/02/2012  MediciNova receives a notice of patent allowance for a method of treating progressive Multiple Sclerosis news archive
MediciNova Inc, a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a pending patent application, which covers the use of Ibudilast for the treatment of progressive forms of multiple sclerosis...
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02/02/2012  Mylan receives tentative FDA approval for generic version of Lipitor news archive
Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Laboratories Limited has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Atorvastatin Calcium tablets...
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02/02/2012  OctoPlus enters into drug development and manufacturing contract with Ferring news archive
OctoPlus announces today that a formulation development and manufacturing contract has been signed with Ferring, a leading innovative pharmaceutical company....
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03/02/2012  Watson provides update on generic Lidoderm application news archive
In response to investment community speculation following release of the transcript of a pre-trial conference call related to its Lidoderm patent challenge, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today issued the following statement...
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06/02/2012  Valeant Pharmaceuticals completes divestiture of generic dermatology products to Mylan news archive
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. today announced that it has completed the divestiture of 1% clindamycin and 5% benzoyl peroxide gel, a generic version of Benzaclin, and 5% fluorouracil cream, an authorized generic of Efudex, to Mylan...
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06/02/2012  United Therapeutics receives paragraph IV notice letter for Remodulin news archive
United Therapeutics Corporation today announced receipt of a Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter on February 3, 2012 from Sandoz Inc. advising that Sandoz has submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval to market a generic version of the 10 mg/mL strength of Remodulin (treprostinil) injection...
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06/02/2012  Acorda announces launch of authorised generic version of Zanaflex news archive
Acorda Therapeutics today announced that the company has partnered with Watson Pharma, to introduce Tizanidine hydrochloride capsules, an authorised generic version of Zanaflex capsules (Tizanidine hydrochloride)....
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08/02/2012  Watson reaches settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. over Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo news archive
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., has reached a settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on outstanding patent litigation related to Watson's generic version of Janssen's Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo...
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09/02/2012  Mylan receives final FDA approval for first generic version of Doryx tablets news archive
Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Doxycycline Hyclate Delayed-release (DR) Tablets USP, 150 mg...
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10/02/2012  Watson confirms Beyaz patent challenge news archive
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol and Levomefolate Calcium tablets, and Levomefolate Calcium tablets...
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10/02/2012  Mylan intends to challenge unfavorable verdict in patent trial related to Mylan's generic version of Sunovion's Xopenex inhalation solution news archive
Mylan today announced that a jury has rendered an unfavorable verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals...
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13/02/2012  Drug in Focus: Montelukast news archive
GenericsWeb, the leader in established pharmaceutical patent analysis and searching, recently published an article that analyses opportunities in launching generic versions of Merck's blockbuster asthma treatment Montelukast (Singulair). Montelukast products had global sales of USD $5bn in 2010....
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15/02/2012  Merck establishes joint venture with Supera Farma to commercialise innovative pharmaceutical products and branded generics in Brazil news archive
Merck today announced the formation of a new joint venture with Supera Farma Laboratorios, a Brazilian pharmaceutical company co-owned by Cristalia and Eurofarma...
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16/02/2012  Donepezil from Actavis first to eight EU markets as patents expire news archive
Actavis today announced the launch of Donepezil in some of Europe's biggest markets, immediately after the patents expired...
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17/02/2012  Par Pharmaceutical completes acquisition of Edict Pharmaceuticals news archive
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of privately-held Edict Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, an India-based developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals...
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17/02/2012  Pfizer and Hisun announce progress on potential joint venture to increase access to high quality branded generic medicines news archive
Pfizer Inc. and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical, a leading pharmaceutical company in China, today signed a framework agreement, advancing their previously announced memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture to develop, manufacture and commercialize off-patent pharmaceutical products in China and global markets...
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17/02/2012  Pfizer, Sanofi settle EpiPen suit news archive
Pfizer and Mylan say they have agreed to settle their patent infringement lawsuit against the French drugmaker Sanofi over pre-filled injections designed to treat severe allergic reactions...
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21/02/2012  Ranbaxy launches Atorvastatin in Australia; first company to introduce generic version news archive
Ranbaxy Laboratories, announced today that its subsidiary, Ranbaxy Australia has launched Atorvastatin 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg tablets in the Australian market, after receiving approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the regulatory authority in Australia...
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21/02/2012  Johnson & Johnson loses patent battle with Abbott Laboratories news archive
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Johnson & Johnson's request to reinstate the largest patent-infringement verdict in American history...
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22/02/2012  Santarus and Depomed announce settlement with Lupin of Glumetza patent litigation news archive
Santarus, Inc. and Depomed, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a settlement agreement with Lupin Ltd. and its subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to resolve pending patent litigation involving Glumetza...
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22/02/2012  US Patent Office rejects all claims in second MonoSol patent news archive
The United States Patent & Trademark Office has informed BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. that it has rejected all claims by MonoSol Rx, LLC in its US Patent No. 7,425,292 which is currently being asserted against BDSI and its commercial partners for Onsolis...
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24/02/2012  Glaxo has right to sell generic Paxil CR, U.S. Judge rules news archive
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has the right to sell an authorized copy of its Paxil CR antidepressant to Apotex Inc., a U.S. judge ruled, denying a bid by Mylan Inc. to block such sales...
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26/02/2012  Merrill Lynch: Teva confident on Copaxone patent defense news archive
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. president and CEO of Americas Bill Marth told Merrill Lynch that the company "appears very confident on its legal defense for Copaxone"...
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27/02/2012  Samsung Biologics and Biogen Idec announce formation of biosimilars joint venture Samsung Bioepis news archive
Samsung Biologics and Biogen Idec announced today that the companies have established their joint venture, Samsung Bioepis, to develop, manufacture and market biosimilars in keeping with their agreement announced in December...
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