Copaxone's patent status "copaxone's patents have already expired" That's not correct. Copaxone's earliest patent doesn't expire until May 24, 2014. <A HREF="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/docs/patexclnew.cfm?Appl_No=020622&Product_No=001&..." target="_blank">http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/docs/patexclnew.cfm?Appl_No=020622&Product_No=001&...</A>. This is not to say that someone cannot certify against the patent and challenge it, but it most certainly has NOT expired, and will not do so for quite some time.