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SEASONIQUE(R) Patent Issues

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 7th, 2008

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:BRL) announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued U.S. Patent No. 7,320,969 for the Company's SEASONIQUE(R) extended- cycle oral contraceptive. The patent will expire on January 30, 2024. The Company also announced that it has submitted the patent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuance in the Orange Book.

"We are very pleased that the PTO has issued this important patent to protect our SEASONIQUE extended-cycle oral contraception intellectual property," said Bruce L. Downey, Barr's Chairman and CEO. "We remain committed to developing new products for our portfolio of extended-cycle oral contraceptives...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-02-07)

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