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The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Brian Lawler	Mylan TKOs Pfizer Mylan launches a generic version of Pfizer's second-best selling drug. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Generic Cracks Open for Pfizer Pfizer loses a patent case over its top compound. The larger takeaway from the Lipitor legal saga is that investors always need to be aware of the strength of a drug company's patents throughout the world.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2008 Stephen Albainy-Jenei	Pfizer's Celebrex Aches and Pains The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upholds a lower court's ruling that found Teva Pharmaceutical had infringed two of Pfizer's patents for Celebrex.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Fights a Generic Threat Pfizer attempts to fend off a generic threat in Canada for its top drug. It's a trial worth paying attention to for its shareholders, as Canada does represent one of the larger pharmaceutical markets in the world.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Today's Buy Opportunity: Teva Pharmaceutical Take advantage of this growing generic-drug maker.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Goes on the Attack Predator becomes prey in this latest twist in the generics game. Given how much the markets hate uncertainty, that could mean that big generic drug companies might go on sale for patient long-term investors.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Strides Farther Into Generics Pfizer's new look might be just what the doctor ordered.
Knowledge@Wharton	Drug Companies and the Patent Game: Fair Play or Foul? Is legal maneuvering a legitimate attempt by the big pharmaceutical companies to recover the huge costs of developing new drugs? Or are the brand-name firms inappropriately gaming the system for their own benefit, to the detriment of consumers and insurance companies?
The Motley Fool December 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	Barr Labs' Legal Tables Turned Barr Labs announces that is suing both Watson Pharmaceuticals and Novartis' generic subsidiary Sandoz for patent infringement regarding Barr's SEASONALE extended-cycle birth control pill.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2007 Brian Lawler	Mylan Denied ... for Now The generic-drug maker loses its court battle to overturn the patents on Pfizer's No. 2 drug. This is a minor negative for Mylan, but for Pfizer, those extra six months of marketing exclusivity mean billions of dollars.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2007 Mike Havrilla	InSite's Vision of Profits Could InSite be looking at a surge in its value? The biotech's pipeline actually carries a very low risk, based on its proven ability to achieve FDA approval with AzaSite and the well known attributes of the drugs that are in its product formulations.
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Managed Care September 2006	Payers, Consumers Benefit as Patents Expire The generic drug market seems ready to explode, according to reports from IMS Health and the Generic Pharmaceuticals Association.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Brian Orelli	New FDA Regulations for Drugmakers To deal with a growing backlog of pending applications, the FDA plans to stop its first-come, first-served system.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Little Distracted, Are You, Merck? The FDA rejects its latest application.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Mike Havrilla	An Eye-Opening Potential Acquisition The Biotech firm Inspire should consider buying drug-development partner InSite Vision.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Protects Profitable Patent The courts uphold a key patent on Pfizer's top drug.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Generic Growth, With a Side of Sashimi A move into Japan isn't a bad idea, but it isn't going to save the company either.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Wins, a Sector Rejoices The pharmaceutical dodges a bullet and investors find renewed enthusiasm for big-cap pharma.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Brian Lawler	It's All Good for Drugmakers With the whole drug industry growing so strongly, those looking for a safe place to park their investing dollars would be smart to take a look at some of the largest generic drugmakers.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfizer's Small Lipitor Win Pfizer and the most prolific challenger of its Lipitor patents, Indian generic-drug manufacturer Ranbaxy, settle the vast majority of their litigation.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	Judge's Ruling Has Brand and Generic Drugmakers Smiling A ruling on the patents on Merck's blood pressure medications Cozaar and Hyzaar benefited both Merck and the plaintiff in the suit, generic-drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals. The defendant in the suit wasn't actually Merck but the Food and Drug Administration.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	Benefiting From 2008's Generic Drugs While drug companies scramble to make up for lost revenue as their products are hit with patent expirations, other companies will benefit from the patent losses. Take a look at some winners and losers of drugs going off patent this year.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Free Drugs! Pfizer's giving over 70 drugs away -- to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance recently and can show financial hardship.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Brian Lawler	The Coming Generic Drug Boom Generic drugmakers are poised to profit from several key factors. Investors, take note.
Managed Care September 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Patent Law Rulings Work in Favor of Generics Thanks to recent Supreme Court rulings, manufacturers of generic drugs are in a good position to continue expansion of their market share.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 Rich Duprey	Patent? What Patent? Japanese drug firm Eisai sues Teva over a patented Alzheimer's treatment. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek June 24, 2010 Bliss & Decker	Ending the Silence of Generic Drugmakers The FTC says drugmakers are paying generic rivals not to compete.
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The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Novartis the Future of Generics? Merck's recent pricing action might just be the beginning of the end of generics as we know them. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 Rich Duprey	Able Labs Disabled The generic drug maker recalls its entire inventory over quality concerns. Its stock price cratered 75% the day after the announcement and has since fallen another 30% since then.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	2009's Generic Drugs: Who's at Risk The patent cliff is coming early for some drugmakers.
Chemistry World April 25, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Generics triumph in anti-inflammatory patent battle Pfizer has settled a long-running patent dispute with generics heavyweights Teva and Actavis, which will allow them to produce generic versions of Pfizers non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex (celecoxib) in the US.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Brian Lawler	Lilly's Patents Stay in Bloom Even with upcoming patent expiries, Lilly isn't in nearly the same desperate situation that some of its large-cap pharma peers will be dealing with in the upcoming years. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Keeps Fighting If Pfizer's management can succeed on its cost-savings initiatives and maintain the high single digits of earnings-per-share growth that it expects in 2007-2008, then Pfizer may make a good investment for those willing to wait for the company's new drugs to bring back higher growth.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Karl Thiel	The Best Drug Stock for 2007: Momenta Investors, swing for the fences with this drug company.
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The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Par Passes the Generic Bar Par Pharmaceutical Companies gets approval to market another generic product, but the company still has to complete the restatement of its past financials. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull Rebuttal Plenty of cash. Big pipeline. Not to worry. The future can't be predicted, but Merck's history shows its ability to weather even the toughest pharmaceutical-development environments.
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