US District Court invalidates Restasis patents

17 October 2017
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The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has issued an adverse trial decision finding that the four asserted patents covering Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05% are invalid.

The drug’s marketer, Ireland-incorporated Allergan (NYSE: AGN), says it will appeal the Court's ruling.

Judge William Bryson issued the ruling in federal court in Marshall, Texas, in a dispute between Allergan and generic drugmakers including Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE: TEVA) and led and Netherlands-incorporated Mylan (Nasdaq: MYL).

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