Law360, New York (March 06, 2012, 12:49 PM ET) -- Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc. sued drugmaker Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Delaware on Friday in an effort to block plans to market a generic version of so-called involuntary emotion drug Nuedexta, the latest in a campaign of patent suits over the drug.
Avanir claims that New Jersey-based Watson's planned generic version of the drug — which is sold in capsule form and used to treat involuntary laughing and crying disorders in patients with underlying brain conditions — infringed two of its patents.
The California-based company contends it would...
Avanir Targets Watson In Suit Over Nuedexta Patents
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