Article: BAXTER, RHONE-POULENC RORER RESOLVE ALL DISPUTES INVOLVING FACTOR VIII:C PATENTS; SIGN PURCHASING AGREEMENT FOR BAXTER PRODUCTS

 
DEERFIELD, Ill., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxter International (NYSE: BAX) announced today that it has reached a worldwide settlement with Rhone-Poulenc Rorer (NYSE: RPR) of Collegeville, Pa.,  involving a longstanding patent lawsuit concerning ultra-pure Factor VIII:C concentrates for the treatment of hemophilia.  Baxter and Rhone-Poulenc Rorer also agreed to a long-term agreement for Rhone-Poulenc Rorer to purchase products from Baxter, and an agreement for Baxter to supply recombinant Factor VIII:C to Rhone-Poulenc Rorer.  The settlement will be filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware. 
Factor VIII:C is the clotting protein missing from the blood of people with ...

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