(BFW) Shire Will Vigorously Defend Patents for Lialda, Gattex


Shire Will Vigorously Defend Patents for Lialda, Gattex
2015-04-06 11:19:40.86 GMT


By Nadine Skoczylas
(Bloomberg) -- Shire acknowledges two petitions filed with
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Hayman Capital on April 2
regarding Lialda and Gattex.
* Co. will continue to “defend vigorously” its patents,
“pursue all legal options available to protect its
products”
* NOTE April 2: Hedge Fund Manager Kyle Bass challenging
patents on Lialda, Gattex, according to filings on April 1
with USPTO
* Together, Lialda and Gattex would have made up 12% of
Shire’s rev. in 2014
* Together, Lialda and Gattex would have made up 12% of
Shire’s rev. in 2014</li></ul>
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