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Jury Rules Roche Infringes Amgen's EPO Patents
November 9th, 2007
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced that a jury in the U.S. Federal District Court in Boston ruled that Roche's pegylated-erythropoietin (peg-EPO) product MIRCERA infringes 11 Amgen EPO patent claims. Amgen is pleased with the jury's verdict and will now seek an injunction to prevent Roche from commercializing its peg-EPO product in the United States in violation of Amgen's affirmed patent rights. The injunction hearing is scheduled for Nov. 15, 2007. In addition to infringing its EPO patents, Amgen firmly believes Roche's peg-EPO product provides no clinical or patient benefit over Amgen's innovative therapies, EPOGEN(R) (Epoetin alfa) and Aranesp(R)...
Source: Biotech Law Weekly (2007-11-09)
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