The saga continues …
NEW YORK (AP) - Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it is suing rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in a patent dispute over generic versions of the anti-clotting drug Lovenox.
The Cambridge, Mass., company said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Teva, alleging the Israeli company violated two patents held by Momenta that are related to its generic version of the drug. Lovenox, or enoxaparin, is used to prevent dangerous blood clots, including clots in the veins of the thigh or leg, or in patients who are having a heart attack or chest pain. The original version of the drug is made by Sanofi-Aventis SA, and it was approved in the U.S. in 1993..