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FRAZER, Pa., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cephalon, Inc., (Nasdaq: CEPH) issued the following statement in response to a complaint filed today by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the validity of certain agreements entered into by the company in late 2005 and early 2006 to settle the PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) [C-IV] patent infringement litigation and seeking to permanently enjoin the Company from maintaining or enforcing these agreements.
Cephalon stands by the strength and validity of our PROVIGIL patents and the legal basis for these settlements. We are disappointed that the FTC has determined to challenge these agreements as we believe they fully comply with both the spirit and letter of the antitrust laws. As importantly, our settlements confer a meaningful benefit to U.S. consumers by providing for the entry of generic modafinil three years early.
Cephalon is prepared to vigorously defend itself in this matter and expects to prevail.
About Cephalon, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Cephalon, Inc. is an international biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative products in four core therapeutic areas: central nervous system, pain, oncology and addiction. A member of the Fortune 1000, Cephalon currently employs approximately 3,000 people in the United States and Europe. U.S. sites include the company's headquarters in Frazer, Pennsylvania, and offices, laboratories or manufacturing facilities in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Salt Lake City, Utah, and suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company's European headquarters are located in Maisons-Alfort, France.
The company's proprietary products in the United States include:
PROVIGIL, FENTORA(R) (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II], TRISENOX(R) (arsenic
trioxide) injection, AMRIX(R) (cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride
extended-release capsules), VIVITROL(R) (naltrexone fo
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