Lilly And Sanofi Reach Settlement Agreement In U.S. Insulin Glargine Litigation

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Eli Lilly and Company has entered into a settlement agreement to resolve patent litigation with Sanofi regarding its insulin glargine product, Basaglar.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has entered into a settlement agreement to resolve patent litigation with Sanofi regarding its insulin glargine product, Basaglar®. As a part of the agreement, Lilly and its alliance partner, Boehringer Ingelheim, will have the ability to launch Basaglar in the U.S. on December 15, 2016. Under the terms of the agreement, Sanofi has granted Lilly a royalty-bearing license so Lilly can manufacture and sell Basaglar in the Kwikpen® device globally. Further details regarding the settlement are confidential.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration tentatively approved Basaglar in August 2014. With this resolution, Lilly plans to request final approval of Basaglar from the FDA.

"The settlement agreement ends the legal dispute between Lilly and Sanofi and provides us with certainty as it relates to our U.S. launch timing," said Michael J. Harrington, senior vice president and general counsel for Lilly. "This enables us to focus our efforts on preparing to successfully market and launch Basaglar in the U.S. in December of 2016."

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