Bausch Health Companies Inc. and Progenics Pharmaceuticals, announced that the U.S. District Court of New Jersey upheld the validity and determined Actavis’ infringement of a patent protecting RELISTOR® tablets, expiring March 2031.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. and NEW YORK, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) (“Bausch Health” or the “Company”) and Progenics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PGNX), announced today that the U.S. District Court of New Jersey upheld the validity and determined Actavis’ infringement of a patent protecting RELISTOR® (methylnaltrexone bromide) tablets, expiring March 2031.
Defendant, Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc., a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, had challenged the validity of and had alleged non-infringement of Claims 2 and 5 of U.S. Patent No. 8,524,276, which protects the formulation of RELISTOR® tablets.
Bausch Health is not aware of any other ANDAs filed with the FDA seeking approval of a generic version of RELISTOR tablets, and will continue to vigorously defend its intellectual property in these and other claims.
About Progenics
Progenics is an oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative targeted medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer, including: therapeutic agents designed to treat cancer (AZEDRA®, 1095, and PSMA TTC); prostate-specific membrane antigen (“PSMA”) targeted imaging agents for prostate cancer (PyL™ and 1404); and imaging analysis technology (aBSI and PSMA AI). Progenics has two commercial products, AZEDRA, for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (rare neuroendocrine tumors of neural crest origin) who require systemic anticancer therapy; and RELISTOR® (methylnaltrexone bromide) for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation, which is partnered with Bausch Health Companies Inc.
About Bausch Health
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) is a global company whose mission is to improve people’s lives with our health care products. We develop, manufacture and market a range of pharmaceutical, medical device and over-the-counter products, primarily in the therapeutic areas of eye health, gastroenterology and dermatology. We are delivering on our commitments as we build an innovative company dedicated to advancing global health. More information can be found at www.bauschhealth.com.
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