U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 29, 2009
U.S. Justices Let Lovenox Ruling Stand
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. scored big Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a federal judge's decision that invalidated a patent on a blockbuster drug, opening the door for the Rancho Cucamonga company to produce a generic.
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court Monday let stand a Los Angeles-based federal judge's decision to invalidate a major drug patent worth billions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer of Los Angeles held in a February 2007 decision that French drug company Sanofi-Aventis S.A. misled the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office while obtaining a patent on its top-selling, anti-coagulant drug Love...
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