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US court reinstates Teva herpes drug patent case

Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:18pm EDT

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WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a lower court ruling and reinstated a patent case filed by generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TEVA.O) (TEVA.TA), involving Novartis AG's (NOVN.VX) genital herpes drug Famvir.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said the U.S. district court in New Jersey erred when it dismissed Teva's lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction.

((Reporting by Peter Kaplan, editing by J.S. Benkoe; Reuters Messaging: peter.kaplan.reuters.com@reuters.net; email: peter.kaplan@reuters.com; +1 202 898 8463, fax: +1 202 898 8383)) Keywords: TEVA PATENT/

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