Legal Battle Continues: Former United Therapeutics Executive Faces Intellectual Property Suit

A former executive at United Therapeutics Corp. has been unsuccessful in his efforts to dismiss an intellectual property lawsuit filed by his former employer. The company alleges that the executive utilized stolen intellectual property to develop a drug for a lung disease on behalf of a competitor. The North Carolina Business Court has decided it is premature to rule on whether the lawsuit was filed outside of the permissible timeframe. More about this legal development is available here.