Unigene Laboratories, Inc.
U.S. District Court Confirms Validity of Unigene's Fortical(R) Patent
Published in Medical Patent Law Weekly, September 16th, 2009
Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE, http://www.unigene.com) has reported that the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, has confirmed the validity of Unigene's patent on Fortical® and issued an order permanently enjoining Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. from further infringement of the patent. The motion of the plaintiffs, Unigene and its licensee Upsher-Smith Laboratories, for summary judgment in the case was granted while the request for summary judgment by Apotex was denied.
"This decision is a very significant development for the plaintiffs," commented Dr. Warren P. Levy, President and CEO of Unigene. "Although this decision may not close all of...
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