Law360, New York (July 21, 2011, 4:14 PM ET) -- Novartis Corp. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. buried the hatchet Wednesday in a seven-year-old patent dispute in New Jersey over hypertension drug Lotrel, with a federal judge approving a settlement.
U.S. District Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr. signed off on the agreement, which resolves the case over Teva's generic version of Novartis' Lotrel. The parties settled two separate cases, each of which involve the same patent but different dosage strengths.
"Under the agreement, Teva admits to the validity of the Novartis patents and that they have...
Novartis, Teva End Long-Running Lotrel Patent Suit
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