Teva Attacks Eli Lilly’s Patents for Evista

July 2, 2006

Three drugs: Fosamax, Evista and Actonel dominate the osteoporosis treatment market, and a fourth drug, Boniva, recently became available.

Teva Pharmaceutical successfully fought Read the rest of this entry »


Teva to Produce Generic Version of Zoloft

July 2, 2006

Teva has now received final approval to market a generic version of Pfizer’s Antidepressant, Zoloft®. The drug has 3 billion dollars of sales annually, and has been around for 14 years. Teva’s version will be available within weeks. 

Zoloft® (sertraline HCl) is a selective serotonin Read the rest of this entry »


Lencor and Lengo Trademarks Rejected as Potentially Misleading the Public

July 2, 2006

In a recent ruling, on 25 June 2006, Dr. Meir Noam, the Israel Commissioner of Patents has upheld a decision of the Trademark Department not to allow registration of the marks Lencor and Lengo for domestic appliances. Read the rest of this entry »