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Biotech / Medical : Amgen Inc. (AMGN)
AMGN 317.77+0.2%3:59 PM EST

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To: keokalani'nui who wrote (1293)9/19/2006 5:49:55 PM
From: DewDiligence_on_SI  Read Replies (1) of 1906
 
Amgen Announces License Agreement with Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd.

[My guess is AMGN is paying Yeda less than 1% of Panitumumab sales for this non-exclusive license.]

biz.yahoo.com

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Tuesday September 19, 5:17 pm ET

License Agreement Accords Amgen Freedom to Operate Under '866 Patent

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2006--Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ), the world's largest biotechnology company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd., the commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Under the terms of the agreement Amgen obtained a license under Yeda's rights in U.S. Patent No. 6,217,866 (the "'866 Patent"). Yesterday, Yeda was awarded sole ownership of the '866 Patent in an opinion and order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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