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The Motley Fool May 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck's Bad News Nothing to Sneeze At The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reexamination of Merck's patent on allergy medication, Singulair, is nothing to sneeze at. The $2.8 billion worth of Singulair that Merck sold in the U.S. last year made up 12% of its total pharmaceutical sales.
Chemistry World August 3, 2011 Patrick Walter	Merck Continues Restructuring and Cuts 13,000 Jobs US drug giant Merck & Co will lay off as much as 13 per cent of its workforce - up to 13,000 staff - by the end of 2015. The move is part of an aggressive cost cutting drive to streamline the company.
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.
InternetNews July 28, 2010	USPTO Deals Microsoft Setback in i4i Patent Case U.S. Patent and Trademark Office upholds Canadian firm i4i's patent for a custom XML editor, further narrowing Microsoft's options in a $290 million infringement case.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck Pummels Pfizer One of these acquisitions is not like the other.
InternetNews September 11, 2009	Appeals Court Saves Microsoft $358 Million A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a $358 million damage award against Microsoft in a patent lawsuit is exorbitant, but still found that the software giant had still infringed a patent held by Alcatel-Lucent.
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.
InternetNews August 31, 2010	Microsoft Appeals Patent Case to Supreme Court Microsoft plays out its hand in effort to reverse the USPTO's ruling that upheld the patent of Toronto-based i4i relating to a custom XML technology.
Entrepreneur September 2006 Jane Easter Bahls	Toppling Trolls Patent trolls take a hit in a Supreme Court ruling.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck and Schering: A Less Ugly Bride and Groom Merck and Schering-Plough are up today on "better than expected" earnings, but the bride and groom don't look all that great heading into the wedding.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Plays the Waiting Game New acquisitions may help the drugmaker weather tough times. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck to Bride: Leave the Jewelry at Home The new Merck will look a lot like the old Merck at the top, even though about 40% of Schering's senior leaders will be headed to the new company.
InternetNews May 12, 2010	USPTO Upholds i4i XML Patent in Microsoft Fight Microsoft has been dealt another setback in its long-running dispute with i4i as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has determined that the Toronto firm's Custom XML patent is valid.
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.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Not So Fast, Schering ... er, Merck ... er, Whoever You Are Merck got cute with its acquisition of Schering-Plough by setting up the merger so that Schering is technically merging with Merck and then changing its name to Merck. That seemingly schizophrenic move had a purpose.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 Brant David McLaughlin	Merck's Road to Recovery Merck didn't get to where it is by being shortsighted, and management has no plans to start now. Investors would be wise not to take on an excessively negative attitude toward the company in the wake of some dark news.
InternetNews June 1, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	MS Wins Right to Challenge Patent's Ownership Eolas Technologies may not be due $521 million after all in IE patent dispute.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	It's Hard to Get Excited About 92% Revenue Growth Especially when revenue dropped on a comparable basis.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2011 Brian Orelli	Dark Clouds Lift Over Pharma Dispute The case of who bought whom in the Merck -Schering-Plough deal has ended in a draw.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck Mints Money The pharmaceutical hangs on, despite ongoing Vioxx woes. Conservative investors may do best to stay away from Merck until a lower share-price opportunity presents itself, now that shares are no longer sporting such a large Vioxx discount.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Takes Another Body Blow Loss of exclusivity on major osteoporosis drug could take steam out of the recovery process. Investors in Merck just can't catch a break.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Brian Orelli	98 Lawsuits Down, About 15,000 To Go Merck's Vioxx caseload just got a little smaller, when an appellate court ruled that 98 people from England and Wales could not sue in the U.S. Shares are up on the news.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Investors, because of its recent run-up, the risk/reward tradeoff is not very compelling. There are safer, more lucrative ways to invest in the space.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Merck in the Balance These are troubled times for Merck. Restructuring charges, Zocor sales woes, and a new distribution program hamper earnings.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck's a Bloated Garbage Heap of Stale Drugs Now Merck is planning on cutting 12% of its workforce in the hopes of saving $4 billion through 2013.
InternetNews May 21, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	PalmOne Graffiti Is No Infringement A U.S. Court invalidates Xerox Corp.'s patent on single-stroke writing.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Looking at other big pharma peers, Merck is dead last when it comes to expected three- to five-year EPS growth. Why buy a troubled pharma when better options exist?
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull What you are getting with Merck is one of the best-managed pharmas out there that will be experiencing solid double-digit earnings growth in the not-too-distant future with a smart dividend payout.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Mylan's Costly Bid to Capture the Flag Its winning bid for a German Merck unit might be why it's falling behind in the generics game. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	MegaMergers Going to the Dogs It looks like Merck isn't sure it'll be able to get its acquisition of Schering-Plough past regulators without doing a little trimming.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	No Patents on Thinking ... Yet Over the years, the U.S. Patent office has patented a few too many ideas. The Supreme Court is now spending more time deciding whether a company has really infringed on a patent, rather than automatically issuing an infringement.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Surprise Us in a Good Way, Merck Keeping up productivity during plant closures won't be easy.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Treating Patents It may seem unusual that a court ruling challenging patent protections is considered a victory for Big Pharma. But the decision was supported by pharmaceutical companies, along with the Justice Department, as a way to spur biomedical research and new-drug development.
Chemistry World February 19, 2013 Andrew Turley	Merck resolves Vytorin case for $688m Merck & Co has agreed to pay $688 million to settle claims that it failed to report clinical trial data relating to cholesterol brands Zocor (simvastatin) and Vytorin (ezetimibe, simvastatin).
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Merck Is Down But Not Out The pharma's woes may have silver linings. For now, the company's investors might want to sit tight.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck-Schering Trumps Pfizer-Wyeth The new Merck deal looks a lot better than a combined Pfizer plus Wyeth.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	An Ode to Schering-Plough Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry are cataloged in a poem.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Jeannette Park	Thought Leader: Q&A with Cheryl Buxton Cheryl Buxton talks about what impact Merck's decision to cut nearly 11 percent of its work force - in hopes of saving $4 billion dollars by 2010 - will have on the company's future.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010	Euro Soul-Searching on Competition A report by the European Commission aimed at exploring patent exploitation by Big Pharma winds up generating more angst than answers.
InternetNews March 2, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Back to Court for Eolas and Microsoft A federal appeals court sends the patent infringement case back down for another trial.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull It's hard to argue with a price this cheap. With a price-to-free cash flow ratio of less than 11, Merck's a steal.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Sign of the Pharma Times Merck is the latest big pharma cutting jobs to improve its bottom line.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Schizophrenic Move by Merck? Issue $29 billion in shares, buy back $3 billion. Say what? Merck increased its share count by almost 45% to pay for the acquisition of Schering-Plough. Now it's planning to buy some of that stock back.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Big Pharma's R&D Model Is Broken Bigger isn't always better.
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 May 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	For Merck, Hindsight Hurts Even after dragging its feet for years, one has to wonder if Merck settled the Vioxx cases a little too quickly?
The Motley Fool June 19, 2007 Brian Lawler	Victory for Sanofi and Bristol-Myers The pharmaceutical gains a crucial legal victory for its top compound. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Brian Orelli	One Last Look at Pre-Enhance Merck Investors show they care more about Merck's future than its Q4 results.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Brian Orelli	Old Merck on New Drugs It looks like the old Merck is back, with new drugs driving double-digit sales growth in the third-quarter.