Bayer sues Teva for patent infringement

Published: 3-Jul-2009

German drugmaker Bayer has filed a lawsuit against generic competitor Teva Pharmaceuticals of Israel in the US Federal Court for infringing its patent that prevents a generic version of erectile dysfunction drug Levitra from being sold in the US.


German drugmaker Bayer has filed a lawsuit against generic competitor Teva Pharmaceuticals of Israel in the US Federal Court for infringing its patent that prevents a generic version of erectile dysfunction drug Levitra from being sold in the US.

"The lawsuit concerns Teva's application to the FDA for approval to market a generic form of Levitra, prior to patent expiration," said Bayer.

The patent at issue in the suit is Bayer Schering Pharma's US Patent No. 6,362,178, expiring in 2018.

Schering-Plough and GlaxoSmithKline market Levitra in the US.

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