A US judge has opened the door to generic versions of heart disease drug Vascepa (icosapent ethyl), after invalidating Amarin’s key patents covering the drug.
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22 June 2021 Amarin has failed to persuade the US Supreme Court to consider reviving six patents on the heart medicine Vascepa, allowing generic drugmakers Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to roll out copycat products.
4 September 2020 Amarin has announced it will seek an en banc rehearing of a decision at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that failed to revive its patents on heart medicine Vascepa.
