ADDERALL XR(R) - Shire Files Legal Suit Against Barr Laboratories and Impax Laboratories for Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,913,768.

PR Newswire Europe, October, 2005

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announces that its subsidiary Shire Laboratories Inc. has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York against Barr Laboratories, Inc. ("Barr") and Impax Laboratories, Inc. ("Impax") for infringement of Shire Laboratories U.S. Patent No. 6,913,768 ("'768 Patent").

The lawsuit results from ANDAs (Abbreviated New Drug Applications) filed by Barr and Impax seeking FDA approval to market and sell generic versions of Shire's 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, 25 mg and 30 mg ADDERALL XR(R) products. The '768 patent issued to Shire on July 5, 2005.

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