MALVERN, Pa., and WILMINGTON, Del., May 24, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) ("Auxilium") and FCB I LLC ("FCB") announced today that they filed a lawsuit against Watson Laboratories, Inc. (NV); Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Watson Pharma, Inc. (collectively, "Watson") for infringement of FCB's ten patents listed in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA's") Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (commonly known as the "Orange Book") as covering Testim® 1% testosterone gel.  The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jerseyon May 23, 2012.

Auxilium and FCB filed this lawsuit in response to a notice letter sent by Watson Laboratories, Inc. (NV) regarding its filing with the FDA of Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") No. 09

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