Drugs giant AstraZeneca has had a bad run of late so news that a US District Court has ruled that the formulation patent protecting its SEROQUEL XR blockbuster drug is valid will be most welcome.
The US District Court for the District of New Jersey also ruled that generic drugs makers Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Osmotica Pharmaceutical, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Torrent Pharma, Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Mylan have all infringed the SEROQUEL XR formulation patent. The SEROQUEL XR formulation patent expires in 2017.
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