US Court Upholds Patent for Heart Drug Plavix

June 20, 2007

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A US judge on Tuesday upheld the patent for Plavix by French group Sanofi-Aventis and its US partner Bristol-Myers Squibb, blocking a generic version of the multibillion-dollar-selling heart drug.  A Sanofi-Aventis spokesman in Paris said the company was “satisfied” with the decision.  Apotex said it would immediately file an appeal.

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