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09/21/11 3:14 PM

#127023 RE: biopearl #127022

Zip so why can't Amphastar start at the same place Sanofi does and end at the same place too would that violate Sanofi patents?



It is very different to take a recipe and make a product than to take that product, reverse-engineer it and prove it is the same. IF in the process of reverse-engineering and proof of sameness Amphastar/TEVA used the MNTA patented process then it could lead to blocking the launch* or a court ordered royalty for the use of the patent.

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* Of course, negotiated settlements are also possible.