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Rigel files patent lawsuit against Annora to block generic TAVALISSE
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
- Filed suit in U.S. District Court for New Jersey against Annora Pharma, Hetero Labs, and Hetero USA for patent infringement.
- Lawsuit responds to Annora's ANDA seeking FDA approval for a generic version of TAVALISSE (fostamatinib).
- Annora sent Paragraph IV Notice Letter in June 2022 alleging the five asserted patents are invalid or not infringed.
- Asserted patents: 7,449,458, 8,263,122, 8,652,492, 8,771,648, and 8,951,504 listed in the FDA Orange Book.
- Rigel seeks equitable relief to enjoin Annora from infringing the patents covering TAVALISSE.