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Related Topix: Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Amgen, Medication, Merck , Schering Plough

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Mises Economics Blog

Centocor v. Abbott: Biggest Patent Verdict Ever.

From a post by Joe Mullin: Centocor v. Abbott: Biggest Patent Verdict Ever. : This afternoon, a jury in Marshall, Texas, awarded the largest patent verdict in history: Abbott Laboratories must pay $1.67 billion to Centocor, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, because its Humira arthritis treatment infringes U.S. Patent No.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Longview Metro, Marshall, TX, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Abbott Ordered To Pay $1.7B Patent Claim

The U.S. District Court in Marshall, Texas, ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay Johnson & Johnson $1.7 billion in patent-related damages.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Longview Metro, Marshall, TX

Wed Jul 01, 2009

New York Times

Panel Recommends Ban on 2 Popular Painkillers

A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone (generic), Medication, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Biotech

Chicago Tribune

Abbott Labs suit could lessen blow of $1.7 billion verdict

Though Abbott Laboratories lost a nearly $1.7 billion patent verdict for a blockbuster drug, analysts expect Abbott to negotiate an agreement with court victor Johnson & Johnson that would allow both companies to derive benefits from each other's drugs.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Food, J and J Snack Foods, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Health

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Tyler Morning Telegraph

East Texas Jury Orders Drug Company to Pay $1.6 Billion in Patent Infringement Ruling

By MALENA OGLES Staff Writer A federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas has ordered Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories to pay $1.67 billion in a patent infringement suit over the companies' rheumatoid arthritis drug.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Texas, Abbott Laboratories, Medicine, Arthritis, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tnf

Adweek

Merkley Joins Abbott Roster

NEW YORK Merkley + Partners has joined Abbott Laboratories' roster of agencies with responsibility for creative duties on three anti-cholesterol drugs, sources said.

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Related Topix: Biotech, New York Metro, Abbott Laboratories, Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Niacin (generic), Niaspan, Niacor, Medication, Omnicom Group, Advertising

Mon Jun 29, 2009

ABA Journal

Jury Awards $1.67B to Drugmaker in Record-Breaking Patent Verdict

Siding with the world's biggest health care company, a federal jury in Texas awarded a record-breaking $1.67 billion today to a Johnson & Johnson unit after five hours of deliberation.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Food, J and J Snack Foods

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Des Moines Register

Biotech process infringes patent, U of I says in lawsuit

A pharmaceutical company that made billions from its blockbuster arthritis drug Humira violated a University of Iowa patent when it used a professor's invention without permission, according to a new federal lawsuit.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health, University of Iowa, Inventions, Science / Technology, Biotech, Abbott Laboratories

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Centers for Disease Control and Preve...

Epidemiology of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus 1 in Blood Donors, Israel

Vered Yahalom, 1 Eli Schwartz, Eilat Shinar, Gad Segal, and Yechezkel Sidi Author affiliations: Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel ; Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel ; and Magen David Adom National Blood Services, Ramat Gan, Israel Abstract The prevalence of infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 in blood donors from ...

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Human Sexuality, Biotech

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Lake Forester

View from Bob Gariano's Office in Market Square: Abbott provides the ideal home for scientists

Lake County is home to one of the most successful large companies in the world. Abbott Laboratories develops products that contribute to the health and nutrition of people throughout the world.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Lake County, IL, Inventions, Science / Technology, Lake Forest, IL

Wed Jun 24, 2009

TheStreet.com

Cramer's 'Mad Money' Follow-Up: Get It While It's Cold

Click here for an archive of Jim Cramer's Mad Money recaps. On Friday's "Mad Money" show , Jim Cramer said that investors should look for stocks that aren't hot now but are about to become hot.

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Related Topix: Mad Money, Entertainment, Television, Biotech, General Mills, Food, Agriculture, Computers, Telecom, Cisco Systems, TheStreetcom, Media

Tue Jun 23, 2009

ChicagoBusiness.com Breaking News

Abbott's stent gets European green light

The new Xience Prime stent incorporates the same drug, polymer and cobalt chromium ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Abbott Laboratories

Mon Jun 22, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Fla. court rules against generic drug maker

A Florida law banning the substitution of certain drugs must be followed even if a generic version gets federal approval, a state appellate court ruled Monday.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Florida, Florida Government, Food and Drug Administration, Biotech

CiteULike

Evaluation of a pooling method for routine anti-HCV screening of...

Evaluation of a pooling method for routine anti-HCV screening of blood donors to lower the cost burden on blood banks in countries under development.

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Related Topix: Biotech, North Chicago, IL, Abbott Laboratories

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Legal Times

Companies Seek to Sanction DOJ Over Lost Evidence in Drug Pricing Case

Health care products company Abbott Laboratories and pharmaceutical company Dey Inc.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Dey, Startups, US News

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Reuters

FDA staff urge review of Abbott drug risks

U.S. drug reviewers have recommended additional study of delayed development reported in children of mothers who took Abbott Laboratories' anti-seizure drug Depakote.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Biotech, Medicine, Medication, Depakote, Valproic Acid (generic), Epilepsy

Thu Jun 18, 2009

The Biotech Stock Blog

Seven Laggard Biotech Trades

Below are seven companies from the BioMedReports.com FDA Calendar database of over 200 entries, which have pending new drug decision at the FDA combined with a stock price that is below its 200-day moving average .

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Day Trading, Personal Finance, Biotech, AstraZeneca Group, Medicine, Eli Lilly, Healthcare Industry, Health, Lung Cancer

Wed Jun 17, 2009

MediLexicon

Abbott Initiates Trial Of Next-Generation Xience Prime(TM) Drug...

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Abbott announced the initiation of SPIRIT PRIME, a clinical trial to study the performance of the company's next-generation XIENCE PRIME Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, currently an investigational device, for the treatment of coronary artery ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Tulsa Metro, Health

Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Motley Fool

The FTC Hates You, Too

You probably thought the Food and Drug Administration's slow approval process made it the only government agency that hated you.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Biotech, Biogen Idec, Elan Corporation Plc, Wyeth, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

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