| Chinese Court Backs Pfizer Viagra Patent | | Posted Saturday, December 30, 2006 2:59:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | A Chinese court has upheld the validity of U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc.'s patent for Viagra, ordering two companies to stop sales of generic versions of the erectile dysfunction treatment and pay compensation for trademark infringements, a court official said Thursday. The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court ordered Beijing Health New Concept Pharmacy Co. to stop sales of blue pills similar to Viagra, according to a court official who gave only his surname, Wang. The court told Lianhuan Pharmaceutical Co., based in eastern China's Jiangsu province, to stop making the pills and to pay Pfizer 300,000 yuan ($38,000) in damages, Wang said, confirming a report by the official Xinhua News Agency. Pfizer sued Lianhuan and Beijing Health New Concept in Sept. 2005. It also sued Guangzhou Viaman Pharmaceutical Co., which produced another anti-impotence drug registered as "Weige" in 1998, Xinhua said.... | |
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| | | Australian being investigated for sending Viagra spams | | Posted Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:04:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | Australian authorities are investigating an incident of a person sending billions of spam emails promoting Viagra allegedly using Dutch computers. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) had carried out raids at his home but it refused to reveal his identity or details of the locality or the date of the raid. The investigations began following a tip-off from the Netherlands, according to the authorities. It is illegal under Australian rules for residents to be involved in sending unsolicited emails, even if they are generated from outside the country. .... | |
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| | | World War II, the US Senate, Viagra & Podcasting | | Posted Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:07:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | Dole, truly a Renaissance man, fought for his country, being gravely wounded in Italy during WWII. Then, he served for his country, as US Senator from the great state of Kansas. More recently, he opened the door to a new century, appearing as the point-man on tv commercials for Viagra. Now, Bob Dole is talking to seniors about Medicare in a new podcast, Bob Dole on Medicare - 10 Things Seniors Need to Know. .... | |
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| | | Limbaugh won't be charged in Florida Viagra case | | Posted Thursday, July 06, 2006 6:58:29 AM by Blog57 Team | | Rush Limbaugh will not face criminal charges in Palm Beach County after authorities found he had a bottle of Viagra that was prescribed in his doctor's name, prosecutors said Wednesday. Limbaugh, 55, was detained for more than three hours at Palm Beach International Airport on June 26 after he returned on his private plane from a vacation in the Dominican Republic. Customs officials found Viagra in his bag, but his name wasn't on the prescription, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. The state attorney's office said the medication was prescribed by Limbaugh's cardiologist, Dr. Steven Schnur, to Limbaugh's psychologist and addiction counselor, Steve Strumwasser. Strumwasser then provided the Viagra to Limbaugh, said state attorney spokesman Mike Edmondson.... | |
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