International Business News - Barr http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Generic drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. spent nearly $1.7 million in the first quarter lobbying on legislation affecting the drug industry, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/barr-pharmaceuticals-spent-1-7m-lobbying-in-1q.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:05:51 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, June 27, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose Friday as a Delaware federal court invalidated several patents covering Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Mirapex, opening the door for a generic launch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/movers-roundup-barr-pharmaceuticals-palm.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:40:19 EDT Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose Friday as a Delaware federal court invalidated several patents covering Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Mirapex, opening the door for a generic launch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/barr-shares-rise-on-mirapex-patent-case-victory.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:38:40 EDT Generic drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said late Thursday it won a patent challenge regarding Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s drug Mirapex, increasing the possibility of a generic launch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/barr-scores-victory-in-patent-challenge-on-mirapex.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:54:45 EDT Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose Tuesday after the generic drug company announced an agreement to sell two Bayer birth control pills years before the last patents expire on the products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/barr-shares-rise-on-bayer-birth-control-pills-deal.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:24:56 EDT Generic drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday it signed an agreement with German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG to sell a generic version of the birth control pill Yasmin on or before July 1, several years before the last patent on the product expires. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/barr-to-sell-generic-bayer-birth-control-pills.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:11 EDT A fiery former GOP congressman who gained national prominence for doggedly pursuing impeachment of President Clinton has some Republicans worried he'll play spoiler in a tight presidential contest. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/77158-bob-barr.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/gop-frets-barr-could-play-spoiler-in-prez-race.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/gop-frets-barr-could-play-spoiler-in-prez-race.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:10:22 EDT Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday it is being sued by Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and TAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. for alleged patent infringement of a patent covering the antacid Prevacid. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/barr-sued-for-alleged-patent-infringement.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:13:55 EDT Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday it is being sued by AstraZeneca PLC in a patent dispute over the inflammatory bowel disease drug Entocort. Montvale, N.J.-based Barr is challenging the patent on the drug. It asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve a generic version in January. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/astrazeneca-suing-barr-over-bowel-disease-drug.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 17:06:45 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Friday it placed Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. on its credit watchlist after the drug maker's first-quarter profit came in below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/s-p-puts-barr-pharmaceuticals-on-credit-watchlist.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 14:44:01 EDT Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. plunged Thursday after the drug developer reported first-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations and slashed its 2008 forecast, leading at least one analyst to downgrade the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/barr-pharma-shares-drop-after-guidance-cut-downgrade.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 12:54:44 EDT Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. slashed its 2008 forecast Thursday after reporting that first-quarter earnings failed to meet expectations as the company's U.S. generic contraceptive sales fell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/barr-pharmaceuticals-lowers-2008-forecast.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 08:42:10 EDT Barr Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Bruce L. Downey received less compensation in 2007 on a cut in stock options and restricted stock units, according to the generic drug company's proxy statement ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/barr-ceos-2007-compensation-falls.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:34:48 EDT Former Republican Congressman Bob Barr says he's formed a presidential exploratory committee and may seek the Libertarian party nomination. Barr says in a news release that he told Midwestern polit... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080405/ex-congressman-explores-presidential-bid.htm Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:34:10 EDT Former Republican congressman Bob Barr is hinting strongly that he'll jump into the presidential race as a Libertarian. Barr, 59, who left the GOP in 2006 over what he called bloated spending and c... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/ex-congressman-weighs-presidential-bid.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:10:47 EDT Shares of drug developer Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose Friday after Lehman Brothers reaffirmed an "Overweight" rating on the company, citing its near- to medium-term outlook. The stock rose $1.81, ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/barr-shares-rise-on-lehman-outlook.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:56:06 EDT Drug developer Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it received final Food and Drug Administration approval for a generic version of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s cancer treatment Taxol. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080312/barrs-generic-cancer-drug-approved.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:08:37 EDT Drug developer Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against branded and generic drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. for infringement of its patent on birth-control pill Seasonique. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/barr-files-patent-suit-against-watson.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:32:39 EST Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. jumped Tuesday as Wall Street predicted the drug developer would gain more revenue from generic sales of the birth-control pill Yasmin following a patent dispute victory. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080304/barr-shares-jump-on-patent-dispute-win.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:32:37 EST Drug developer Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday a federal judge ruled in its favor in a patent dispute over the oral contraceptive Yasmin with Bayer Schering Pharma AG. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080304/barr-claims-win-in-patent-dispute.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:39:17 EST