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U.S. Patent Office Invalidates Patent for 3TC/Epivir

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 15th, 2001

BioChem Pharma Inc. (BCHE; TSE: BCH), Laval, Quebec, Canada, announced that the U.S. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences has invalidated Emory University's (Atlanta, Georgia) patent for 3TC/Epivir (lamivudine).

The decision is the latest in a series of rulings around the world upholding BioChem's patent rights for 3TC/Epivir in patent disputes between BioChem and Emory University. Patent offices in Europe, Japan, Australia and Norway reviewed BioChem and Emory University's filings and universally decided in BioChem's favor.

The U.S. Patent Office ruled that Emory was not entitled to its patent. Emory's patent was granted five years after...

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