Federal Circuit upholds Actavis’ patent for birth control pill

Published October 23, 2014 7:35pm ET



WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Pharmaceutical company Actavis confirmed Thursday that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a ruling finding its patent for a popular low-estrogen birth control pill to be valid.

The Federal Circuit issued its decision Wednesday.

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