Antares Pharma, Inc. (ATRS)

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Exactly! Prior art exists. Medac is claiming Antares infringes on with 3 of their higher concentrations - because of Medac's patent.

Solutions containing concentrations greater than 25 mg/ml were commercially available for medical use prior to the Medac '231 patent.

Example 1:

Name and address
Hospira NZ Limited
23 Haining Street
Te Aro
Wellington
New Zealand

Date of preparation
1 January 2008

Package quantities
Methotrexate Injection
Strength Pack
5 mg/2 mL 5 x 2 mL vials
50 mg/2 mL 5 x 2 mL vials
100 mg/4 mL 5 x 4 mL vials
500 mg/20 mL 1 x 20 mL vials
1 g/10 mL 1 x 10 mL vials
1 g/10 mL 1 x 10 mL ONCO-VIAL®