India's Zydus, US unit settle Mirabegron patent dispute with $120 million payment - UR MAG

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India's Zydus, US unit settle Mirabegron patent dispute with $120 million payment

India's Zydus, US unit settle Mirabegron patent dispute with $120 million payment

Feb 12 (Reuters) - India's Zydus Lifesciences said ‌on Thursday that ‌it and its U.S. ​unit have agreed to pay $120 million to Astellas Pharma as ‌part ⁠of a deal to settle a ⁠patent dispute over the Japanese ​drugmaker's bladder ​disorder ​drug Mirabegron.

Zydus and ‌its unit will also pay a pre-paid per‑unit licensing fee on sales of ‌its generic ​Mirabegron in ​the ​U.S. from ‌the date of the ​agreement ​until September 2027, the company said.

(Reporting ​by ‌Hritam Mukherjee in ​Bengaluru; Editing by ​Sherry Jacob-Phillips)