Trial Date Set For Seroquel Patent Litigation
LONDON, March 12, 2008-AstraZeneca today announced a trial date
has been set for patent litigation in the US District Court for the
District of New Jersey against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
and Sandoz, Inc. alleging infringement of AstraZeneca’s
patent as a result of Teva’s and Sandoz’s filings of
Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs). The ANDAs seek approval
to market generic versions of SEROQUEL® (quetiapine fumarate
tablets) in the US before SEROQUEL’s patent expires in 2011.
The Court has set a date for trial beginning on 11 August
2008.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in
the research, development, manufacture and marketing of
prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services.
It is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies with
healthcare sales of $29.55 billion and leading positions in sales
of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory,
oncology and infection products. AstraZeneca is listed in the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index (Global) as well as the FTSE4Good
Index.
For more information about AstraZeneca please visit: www.astrazeneca.com
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