September 11, 2018
A Virginia federal judge has dismissed a long-running trademark battle between Bayer AG and an American company over the Mexican brand name for Aleve, 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the closely watched case.
December 15, 2017
The dispute over the pain reliever Flanax continued in Virginia federal court Friday, with the two sides offering dueling arguments for summary judgment on Bayer AG's trademark claims and Belmora LLC's antitrust counterclaims.
July 21, 2017
Bayer AG urged a Virginia federal judge in oral arguments Friday to nix antitrust counterclaims from Belmora LLC accusing the German drugmaker of undermining the competition, arguing that those allegations, amid a trademark dispute over the "Flanax" painkiller, ignore other options on the market.
February 06, 2015
Bayer AG doesn't have standing to bring a trademark proceeding against a small drug company using the name "Flanax" for painkillers it sells in the U.S. because Bayer calls the drug "Aleve" in the U.S., a Virginia federal judge ruled Friday.
September 19, 2014
A small U.S. drugmaker wants a federal judge to overturn a trademark office ruling that said its registration for "Flanax" was an attempt to free-ride on Bayer AG's international brand name for Aleve, arguing that the recent Lexmark ruling means Bayer didn't have standing to bring the case.