Looks like we are going to need that new Detroit bridge a lot sooner than planned.

[sdifox]

Canadian court throws Viagra patent out. Generics might come soon, flood of American baby boomers to follow :biggrin:

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/story/2012/11/08/supreme-court-viagra-pfizer.html

Viagra patent tossed out by Supreme Court Decision allows generic versions of drug to be produced CBC News



Canada's top court has ruled that Pfizer's patent on the company's groundbreaking erectile dysfunction drug Viagra is void.

The Supreme Court of Canada sided Thursday with Teva Canada Ltd., a division of the Israeli-based Teva pharmaceutical empire, in a longstanding court battle against Pfizer.

Teva had argued that the details provided in Pfizer's original patent application (number 2,163,446, granted in 1998 and set to expire in 2014) were insufficient in the first place.

Lower courts had sided with Pfizer in the dispute until Canada's top court agreed, in a 7-0 decision, with Teva's argument.

Pfizer's patent on Viagra "does not meet the disclosure requirements set out in the Act" Justice Lebel wrote in the ruling." I would therefore allow the appeal with costs and hold that Patent 2,163,446 is void."

The unanimous decision opens the door for Teva to introduce a generic version of Viagra in the near future. Other competing products such as tadalafil (known as Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra) already exist.

 

[arkcom]

Couldn't Pfizer just reapply for a new Viagra patent and restart their sweet 16 years of non-competition?

 

[Shortcut]

Giggity!

 

[AmdEmAll]

This is the greatest news ive heard in a while

Fucking $20+ a pill scammers

 

[sdifox]

Couldn't Pfizer just reapply for a new Viagra patent and restart their sweet 16 years of non-competition?

Lulz not when it has been voided by the courts.

 

[AmdEmAll]

So this helps Canadians but what about across the border?

 

[Jeffg010]

So this helps Canadians but what about across the border?

It is pretty easy to find what you want on line

 

[sdifox]

So this helps Canadians but what about across the border?

You are in Detroit... Drive across the new bridge when it's built...Does the thread title make sense now? :biggrin:

 

[DesiPower]

$4 Viagra prescription!! now that's an interesting thought... baby boomers will give ATOTers a run for money when it comes to H&BJ...

 

[sdifox]

$4 Viagra prescription!! now that's an interesting thought... baby boomers will give ATOTers a run for money when it comes to H&BJ...

We'll have that new Detroit bridge paid off in no time!

 

[KeithTalent]

Good, that shit be crazy expensive.

KT

 

[AmdEmAll]

Now for generic cialis or do you guys have that already

 

[sdifox]

Now for generic cialis or do you guys have that already

Not at the moment I don't think. Unless they made the same mistake on their patent.