Update of patent litigation schedules in the United States for Plavix® and Lovenox®

Paris, December 9, 2004 Update of patent litigation schedules in the United States for Plavix® and Lovenox® Plavix® litigation in the United States Sanofi-aventis, Apotex and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories did not file the pre-trial order yesterday. The parties had previously submitted a joint stipulation for an extension of the submission date of the pre-trial order beyond December 8. The court has not yet acted on this request. Lovenox® litigation in the United States The judge has rescheduled the trial date from July 19, 2005 to September 7, 2005. ------------------------------------------------------------ Ytterligere informasjon kan hentes på følgende hjemmeside: http://www.waymaker.no Nedenstående filer kan lastes ned: http://wpy.waymaker.net/client/waymaker1/WOLReleaseFile.aspx?id=56485&fn=wkr0001.pdf Pressemelding i pdf format