Monday, July 28, 2008

Novartis sues Israel's Teva over patents

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Monday it had filed a lawsuit in the United States against Israeli generic drugmaker Teva, over patents for two medications to treat bone diseases.

The lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday, aims to prevent Teva -- the world's largest generic drug company -- from selling generic versions of the two drugs, Zometa and Reclast, until their patents expire in 2013, a Novartis spokesman said.

The details can be read here.

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