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(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc announced today that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has issued its first communication in the reexamination of the ‘893 basic patent for Lipitor, initially rejecting the patent’s claims. This initial action, which is how the Office raises its issues with the patentee, will now be followed by the company’s response, in which Pfizer will address those issues raised by the examiner. As the

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a conference call with investment analysts at 12 Noon EST on Wednesday, January 23. The purpose of the call is to provide an update on Pfizer’s results, as reflected in the company’s Fourth Quarter 2007 Performance Report, to be issued that morning. To view and listen to the webcast and view the Performance Report,

(BUSINESS WIRE)--DoveBid, Inc., the leading global provider of capital asset auction and valuation services, announced today that it will conduct a series of biotech and pharmaceutical lab equipment sales via a featured online auction (FOA) for Pfizer Japan, Inc.’s laboratory located in Nagoya, Japan. Pfizer is a global leader in the development, production, marketing and sales of innovative healthcare products. The

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc said today it will appeal a Canadian Federal Court decision in favor of generic manufacturer Apotex in its challenge to a Pfizer patent covering Lipitor. The court denied Pfizer’s request to prevent Apotex from launching a generic version of Lipitor prior to the expiration of Pfizer’s enantiomer (calcium salt) patent in July 2010. The court’s decision has no immediate commercial

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced today that it has completed the cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:COLY). The tender offer expired, as scheduled, at midnight, Eastern time, on Friday, December 28, 2007. The offer was not extended. A total of 24,050,054 shares of Coley common stock were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc recently conducted a comparative analysis of the tropism assays TrofileTM, provided by Monogram Biosciences, and SensiTropTM, provided by Pathway Diagnostics. This analysis of 100 treatment experienced patient samples showed that the SensiTrop results were discordant with the results obtained using Trofile, which was used and clinically validated in the SelzentryTM (maraviroc) clinical trials

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced today that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) has expired, and that it has received clearance from the Federal Cartel Office of Germany (FCO), in each case in connection with its offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:COLY). Expiration of the waiting period under

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(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a meeting with investment analysts to be held on Friday, November 30, at 12:00p.m. Hong Kong Time (Thursday, November 29, at 11:00p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time). The analyst meeting will include a presentation by Dr. Martin Mackay, President, Pfizer Global Research and Development. To view and listen to the webcast, visit our