Jury Rules Roche Holding AG Infringes Amgen’s EPO Patents

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced today that a jury in the U.S. Federal District Court in Boston ruled that Roche’s pegylated-erythropoietin (peg-EPO) product MIRCERA infringes 11 Amgen EPO patent claims. Amgen is pleased with the jury’s verdict and will now seek an injunction to prevent Roche from commercializing its peg-EPO product in the United States in violation of Amgen’s affirmed patent rights. The injunction hearing is scheduled for Nov. 15, 2007.

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