Japan Supreme Court Throws Out Taiko Pharmaceutical Suit Against Izumi Yakuhin
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Japan's Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit July 4 brought by Taiko Pharmaceuticals against Izumi Yakuhin Kogyo. Taiko, manufacturer of gastrointestinal drug Seirogan, had asked the court to suspend sales of Izumi Seirogan from Izumi Yakuhin, manufacturer and marketer of Izumi Seirogan. The court said that Seirogan was an accepted name, and that it was easy to distinguish Taiko's product from Izumi's product. (Click here for more - Japanese language