Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Sepracor Announces Final Settlement of XOPENEX Inhalation Solution Patent Infringement Litigation with Barr Laboratories, Inc.

Mar 10, 2009 - Sepracor Inc. today announced that it has entered into a Settlement and License Agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Barr Laboratories, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Teva, to resolve the patent litigation against Barr involving Sepracor's XOPENEX brand levalbuterol HCl Inhalation Solution products (1.25 mg/3 mL, 0.63 mg/3 mL and 0.31 mg/3 mL) and to grant a license to Barr and Teva. The agreement permits Barr and Teva to launch generic versions of these XOPENEX Inhalation Solution dosages under terms of a non-exclusive license commencing on February 17, 2013.

The details can be read here.

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