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Appellate Court in the Netherlands Upholds Basic Lipitor Patent, Prevents Launch of Ranbaxy Product before November 2011

Published in Law and Health Weekly, March 8th, 2008

Pfizer Inc said that the Court of Appeal of The Hague in the Netherlands has ruled that the basic patent covering atorvastatin - the active ingredient in Lipitor - would be infringed by a competitor product from generics manufacturer Ranbaxy. The decision prevents Ranbaxy from launching its drug before Lipitor's basic patent (EP 247,633) expires in November 2011.

"Today's decision is another affirmation of the strength of the intellectual property behind Lipitor, one of the most important medical breakthroughs of our era," said Pfizer General Counsel Allen Waxman. "The court's ruling reinforces the fundamental principle that patent laws exist to support and encourage...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2008-03-08)

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