Amneal Sues Sandoz to Block Copies of New Parkinson’s Drug (1)

Jan. 8, 2025, 4:27 PM UTCUpdated: Jan. 8, 2025, 5:20 PM UTC

Sandoz Inc.'s proposed copies of Crexont infringe 12 patents for the Parkinson’s disease treatment, two Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc. units said in the first federal infringement lawsuit over the drug since its September launch.

The Sandoz Group AG subsidiary’s generic versions of Crexont’s extended-release capsules infringe 10 patents held by Amneal’s Impax Laboratories LLC unit that expire in October 2034 and two owned by Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC that expire in December 2041, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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