PURDUE PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS L.P. et al v. ACTAVIS ELIZABETH LLC

  1. March 30, 2015

    Purdue's Sleep Aid Patents Are Obvious, Judge Rules

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday found that Purdue Pharmaceutical Products LP's three patents for sleep aid Intermezzo are invalid for obviousness, granting a win to Actavis Elizabeth LLC, Novel Laboratories Inc. and others whom Purdue sued over plans to market their own generic versions of the drug.

  2. August 24, 2012

    Purdue Sues Actavis Over Patent For Generic Sleep Drug

    Purdue Pharmaceutical Products LP hit generics giant Actavis Inc. with a patent infringement suit in New Jersey federal court Thursday, trying to block Actavis from marketing its own version of the sleep aid Intermezzo.