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Article: Court reinstates Genentech patent lawsuit against Amgen
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- AP Worldstream
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- April 30, 2002
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Dateline: SAN FRANCISCO
A federal appeals court gave new life to a patent dispute between
the world's two largest biotechnology companies, reinstating Genentech
Inc.'s lawsuit against Amgen Inc.
The two companies are fighting over technology vital to Thousand Oaks-
based Amgen's infection-fighting drug Neupogen, which had dlrs 1.3
billion in sales last year.
U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup had earlier thrown out Genentech'
s claims that Amgen had infringed on three of its patents covering
the genetic engineering of bacteria to produce human proteins, which
is how Neupogen is manufactured.
On Monday, the appeals court ordered Alsup to reconsider Genentech'
s ...