Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Merck Wins Singulair Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled in Merck's favor in a patent infringement suit against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (Teva). Teva was seeking FDA approval to sell a generic version of 4, 5 and 10 mg tablets of SINGULAIR (montelukast sodium), Merck's asthma and allergic rhinitis medicine.

The details can be read here.

The whole judgement can be read here.

The order can be read here.

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