CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDIX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO) issued a decision in the first patent interference proceeding (No. 105,871) concerning one of the Company’s patent applications (U.S. Patent Application 12/131,868) and an issued patent (U.S. Patent 7,429,572) owned by Gilead Pharmasset LLC (“Gilead”) that covers certain 2'-methyl-2'-fluoro nucleoside compounds useful in the treatment of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The USPTO determined that Idenix is not entitled to priority of invention and judgment was entered in favor of Gilead.
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