Sepracor, Inc. Announces Final Settlement of XOPENEX(R) Inhalation Solution Patent Infringement Litigation with Breath Limited

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) today announced that it has entered into a Settlement and License Agreement with Breath Limited (Breath), an Arrow Group subsidiary, to resolve the patent litigation involving Sepracor’s XOPENEX® brand levalbuterol HCl Inhalation Solution products (1.25 mg/3 mL, 0.63 mg/3 mL and 0.31 mg/3 mL). The agreement permits Breath to launch generic versions of these XOPENEX Inhalation Solution dosages under terms of an exclusive license commencing on August 20, 2012. Upon launch, Breath would pay Sepracor a double-digit royalty on gross profits generated from the sales of generic versions of these XOPENEX Inhalation Solution dosages. The parties will promptly file a dismissal without prejudice in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts that will conclude this litigation.

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