PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a district court's finding related to Teva's U.S. Patent 5,800,808 for Copaxone®, thereby invalidating the patent.

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch said, "We are very pleased with today's ruling and we expect that it will allow Mylan to launch its generic version of Copaxone® on May 25, 2014 upon expiration of Teva's Orange Book patents, subject to Mylan's final regulatory approval."

All other rulings by the district court have been affirmed.

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