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Adderal XR Claims Construction: Shire, Impax & Barr

Introduction Barr and Impax seek to launch generic versions of Shire Lab’s ADHD drug Adderal XR®.  Shire sued Barr in [...]

Feb 2, 2005
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Adderall XR: Shire Shares Rise on Settlement With Barr

Bloomberg By Etain Lavelle – Aug 15, 2006 Shire Plc shares rose after the company settled a patent lawsuit with [...]

Aug 15, 2006
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Neurontin 1: Interim Status Report

Introduction. Neurontin, is Pfizer’s (formerly Warner-Lambert’s) $ 2 billion a year FDA-approved epilepsy medication.  Warner Lambert’s first generation patents have [...]

May 17, 2002
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Neurontin 2: Generic Competition likely in September ‘02

The battle over Neurontin (whose active ingredient is gabapentin) is heating up: A hearing is scheduled for Monday, September 9, [...]

Sep 6, 2002
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Paxil 1: Glaxo’s Patents Appear Safe Until at least 2006

January 31, 2002 INTRODUCTION Although there has been one $8 million verdict in a personal injury case involving Paxil, it [...]

Jan 31, 2002
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Paxil 2: Invalidation of UK patents will not impact US cases

August 14, 2002 Introduction.  On July 12, 2002, in a revocation proceeding brought by BASF, the British patent court invalidated [...]

Aug 14, 2002
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Plavix® Should Survive Generic Attack until 2011

December 27, 2002 This article is based on the patents, the prosecution histories and the preliminary pleadings filed with the [...]

Dec 27, 2002
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