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Three More Join Viatris In Dealing Out Of US Ozempic Patent Challenge

US Patent Trial and Appeal Board Told To Terminate Investigations Of Semaglutide Patent

 
• By Dean Rudge

In the space of a few days, all four generics manufacturers that had successfully petitioned for a re-examination of a key patent shielding Novo Nordisk’s mega blockbuster Ozempic have reached settlement agreements terminating their challenges.

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Just days after Viatris Inc.’s Mylan settled itself out of patent litigation proceedings before the the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board involving Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic (semaglutide), a trio of other generics manufacturers have announced that they intend to follow suit.

Apotex Inc, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

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