The battle continues. We previously wrote about the Federal Circuit’s decision in the case (GlaxoSmithKline v. Teva) and how that case may offer Amarin another chance to bar generics from the market for Vascepa®. Sure enough, on November 30, Amarin filed suit against Hikma asserting three patents covering use of EPA to treat cardiovascular events. What are the takeaways from this suit?
Read MoreWe previously blogged about the upcoming litigation trial between Amarin Pharmaceuticals ($AMRN) and Dr. Reddy’s and Hikma, which are two prospective generics for Amarin’s Vascepa®. While that blog post provided a general overview of the issues to be litigated at the upcoming trial, there are numerous other issues and questions around the upcoming trial. This post will focus on how the REDUCE-IT trial may impact Amarin’s fight with the existing generics, if at all.
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