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Fosmax Daily: Merck will retain exclusivity until 2007

May 16, 2002 Introduction.  Teva and IVAX’s legal efforts to launch a generic osteoporosis drug to compete with Merck’s Fosamax [...]

May 16, 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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Taxol 1: Why did ABI to list 331 in the Orange Book?

April 20, 2000 Background: In April 2000, Ivax won a court order invalidating Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMY) patent protection on [...]

Apr 20, 2000
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Taxol 2: Can Ivax to launch its generic Taxol?

September 18, 2000 On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit refused to grant BMY’s Request for stay: if granted it would have [...]

Sep 18, 2000
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Taxol 3: Has Bristol Myers cut a deal with Napro?

November 2,  2000 Napro’s suit against Bristol Myers Squibb over Taxol offers both companies a way to block the sale [...]

Nov 2, 2000
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Taxol 4: Can FDA issue ANDAs to Mylan & Zenith

April 16, 2001 Ivax’s 180 day marketing exclusivity on paclitaxel expires on April 21, 2001  On March 30, 2001, the [...]

Apr 16, 2001
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Taxol 5: NaPro and Abbot sue Mylan

June 13, 2001 I – Introduction: The short complaint filed yesterday by NaPro and Abbot against Mylan in Federal court [...]

Jun 13, 2001
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