Momenta Pharmaceuticals Announces Settlement Agreement with Amphastar Resolving Enoxaparin Sodium Injection Litigation

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNTA), a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel biologic therapeutics to treat rare immune-mediated diseases, today announced that Momenta, Sandoz AG and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (the “parties”) have executed a mutually agreeable settlement agreement resolving all pending litigation between the parties related to enoxaparin sodium injection.

“We are very pleased to have reached a comprehensive resolution with Amphastar resolving all of our outstanding litigation,” said Craig Wheeler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Momenta Pharmaceuticals. “This agreement eliminates the burden of ongoing legal costs and allows us to focus on the operational execution of our business, as we advance our novel portfolio of immune-mediated therapeutics.”

Under terms of the settlement, the parties jointly requested the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “District Court”) to vacate the 2017 patent judgment relating to the parties. The settlement became effective upon the District Court entering a final order vacating the patent judgment on June 18, 2019. The parties have also dismissed the appeal of the 2017 patent judgment pending at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and will submit stipulations of dismissal of the antitrust and patent cases pending in the District Court. The terms of the settlement are confidential.

About Momenta

Momenta Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company with a validated innovative scientific platform focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics to treat rare, immune-mediated diseases and advancing its late stage biosimilar portfolio. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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