Merck & Co., Inc. Settles Patent Infringement Case for Zetia(R) (ezetimibe)

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck & Co., Inc. and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. have reached an agreement to settle their patent litigation involving Glenmark’s challenge to Merck’s patent covering ZETIA ® (ezetimibe). Specifically, Glenmark challenged Merck’s basic compound patent, RE 37,721 (the “721 patent”) on numerous grounds.

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