Teva Provides Update on Generic Aricept Litigation

Mar 28, 2008 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has granted Eisai's motion for a preliminary injunction related to Teva's tentatively approved Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version of Eisai's Alzheimer's treatment Aricept(R) (Donepezil Hydrochloride) Tablets, 5 mg and 10 mg. The injunction is based on Eisai's enforcement of U.S. Patent No. 4,895,841 that Teva has asserted is unenforceable. A trial date has not been set.