Law360, New York (May 29, 2012, 5:50 PM ET) -- Mylan Inc. said Tuesday it had settled a patent fight with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the asthma drug Xopenex, in a deal that will allow Mylan to continue selling its own version of the drug and release it from paying an $18 million damages award.
The settlement ends a protracted fight between the companies that started in 2006, when Sunovion alleged that Mylan had willfully infringed five patents for the medication. In 2008, Mylan sued Sunovion, seeking a declaratory judgment labeling a separate patent covering the...
Mylan, Sunovion Reach Terms In Xopenex Patent Fight
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