Novo Nordisk and Viatris have agreed to resolve a patent dispute over Novo's blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, the companies told a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal.

With a new patent settlement, generic partners Mylan and Natco have cleared one hurdle to a potential U.S. launch of their generic to Novo Nordisk's wildly popular type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic. | Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Novo Nordisk have reached a confidential settlement in a patent lawsuit tied to generic Ozempic,

In mid-September, Novo Nordisk inked a pair of deals worth a total of more than $1.1 billion in research and development (R&D) costs, payments, milestone fees, and royalties, with the explicit aim of bolstering its cardiometabolic disease therapy pipeline via as-yet-unexplored therapeutic modalities.

The CEO of Novo Nordisk faced pointed questions about the cost of Ozempic and Wegovy on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as lawmakers pressed the Danish pharmaceutical giant to cut the prices of its blockbuster diabetes and obesity medications.

“Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Novo Nordisk have reached a settlement of the US patent litigation related to generic Ozempic (Semaglutide),” NATCO said in the filing. The terms of the settlement are confidential, it added.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Novo Nordisk have reached a settlement in the US over a patent infringement lawsuit regarding generic Ozempic, a drug used for blood sugar and weight loss.

Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Viatris (NASDAQ:VTRS) have reportedly reached an agreement in their dispute over U.S. patents protecting Novo’s popular weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. The companies announced the settlement in a joint filing on Friday made with the U.

Mylan and Novo Nordisk have reached a confidential settlement over the generic version of Ozempic, with Natco Pharma holding Sole First-to-File (FTF) status for multiple strengths of Ozempic and Wegovy.