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Augmentin 1: Early Ruling Favors Generics

February 21, 2002 Introduction. Augmentin (an oral, anti-bacterial drug) is a combination of amoxicillin and potassium clavulnate  (a beta-lactamase inhibitor). [...]

Feb 21, 2002
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Augmentin 2: Federal Trial Judge splits decision

March 1, 2002 GlaxoSmithKline  announced that a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of [...]

Mar 2, 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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