Forest Laboratories, Inc. Announces Settlement of BYSTOLIC(R) Patent Litigation

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 07, 2013-- 

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) and Forest Laboratories Holdings, Ltd. (collectively, "Forest") announced today that they have entered into a settlement agreement with Actavis, Inc. and related companies and subsidiaries thereof, in patent infringement litigation brought by Forest in response to Actavis's abbreviated new drug application ("ANDA") seeking approval to market generic versions of Forest's BYSTOLIC(R) (nebivolol) tablets. This settlement agreement is with the last of the remaining defendants in this patent infringement litigation.

 

Specifically, under the terms of the settlement agreements and subject to review of the settlement terms by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Forest will provide licenses to each of Actavis, Alkem, Amerigen, Glenmark, Hetero, Indchemie, and Torrent that will permit these companies to launch their generic versions of BYSTOLIC(R) as of the date that is the later of (a) three calendar months prior to the expiration of U.S. Patent No. 6,545,040, including any extensions and/or pediatric exclusivities or (b) the date each company receives final FDA approval of its ANDA, or earlier in certain circumstances.

 

About Forest Laboratories

 

Forest Laboratories' (NYSE:FRX) longstanding global partnerships and track record developing and marketing pharmaceutical products in the United States have yielded its well-established central nervous system and cardiovascular franchises and innovations in anti-infective, respiratory, gastrointestinal and pain management medicine. Forest's pipeline, the most robust in its history, includes product candidates in all stages of development across a wide range of therapeutic areas. The Company is headquartered in New York, NY. To learn more, visit www.FRX.com

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, this release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the difficulty of predicting FDA approvals, the acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the timely development and launch of new products, and the risk factors listed from time to time in Forest Laboratories' Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and any subsequent SEC filings. Forest assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect new information or future events or developments.

 

CONTACT: Forest Laboratories, Inc. 

Frank J. Murdolo, 1-212-224-6714

 

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