Celebrex Reissue Patent Reawakens Generic Litigation
Executive Summary
Pfizer sues five generic firms alleging their celecoxib ANDAs infringe a reissued method-of-use patent, which protects the blockbuster COX-2 inhibitor until December 2015, 18 months longer than had been expected.
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