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Court grants Sanofi-aventis's request for Order of Prohibition in the Canadian Plavix® litigation
Paris, France
March 22, 2005
The Canadian Federal Court of Ottawa has granted sanofi-aventis’ application for an order of prohibition against the Minister of Health and Apotex Inc. in relation to Apotex’s 2003 application in Canada for a marketing authorization for a generic version of clopidogrel bisulfate tablets.  The Canadian Court rejected Apotex's challenge to the Plavix® patent and held that the asserted claims are novel, not obvious and infringed.

 

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