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Biotech/Pharma Docket

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By James DeGiulio -- Roche Boniva Patent Dispute with Apotex, Cobalt Goes to Jury Cross-motions for summary judgment by Roche and defendants Apotex and Cobalt were denied in Roche's infringement suit regarding generic versions of Boniva. The case will now go before a jury to resolve questions of fact. Apotex and Cobalt filed ANDAs for generic ibandronate, the active ingredient in Boniva. In September 2007, Roche sued Apotex and Cobalt in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,143,326, 6,294,196, 7,192,938, 4,927,814, and 7,410,957. Eventually, a total of six lawsuits were...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on October 08, 2010 (boomark / email).