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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Form
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the
month of June
Commission
File Number ________________
Novogen
Limited
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
140
Wicks
Road, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
(Address
of principal executive office)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
Novogen
Limited
(Registrant)
/s/ Ron
Erratt
Ronald
Lea Erratt
Company
Secretary
Date
26 June, 2007

ASX &
MEDIA RELEASE
26
JUNE, 2007
NOVOGEN
REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH CHATTEM ON ISOFLAVONE PATENT INFRINGEMENT
CASE
Sydney
Australia and New
Canaan, Conn., June 26, 2007 - Novogen Limited (ASX: NRT - Nasdaq: NVGN),
the world leader in isoflavone research, has settled the legal action it had
taken against Chattem, Inc (“Chattem”) on confidential terms. The
lawsuit alleged that certain menopause products sold by Chattem infringed
Novogen’s US patents for health supplements containing isoflavones. (U.S. Patent
Nos. 6,562,380 & 6,987,098).
The
Chief
Executive of Novogen, Mr. Christopher Naughton, said Novogen was dedicated
to
the development of isoflavonoid technology, protected by intellectual property,
in both the dietary supplement and prescription pharmaceutical
arenas.
“Novogen
has also enforced its isoflavone patent portfolio against companies such as
GNC,
NBTY Inc., Natural Alternatives International Inc and Swanson Health Products
in
the USA and Swiss Herbal, Sante Naturelle, Genuine Health and WN Pharmaceuticals
in Canada in recent years, reaching settlements in those matters as well.” Mr.
Naughton said.
Novogen
manages its international research and development programs that use the
expertise and clinical research capabilities of universities and hospitals
in
the U.S., Australia and other key international locations.
Novogen’s
leading dietary supplement products are Promensil, for the relief of menopausal
symptoms, and Trinovin, for prostate health. Theses brands are
marketed directly by Novogen in Australia, Canada and Europe, and under license
to Natrol, Inc. in the U.S.A.
About
Novogen
Novogen
Limited is an Australian biotechnology company that has patented isoflavone
technology for the treatment and prevention of degenerative diseases and
disorders. Over the past ten years, Novogen has conducted the largest
and most comprehensive isoflavone clinical testing programs in the
world. Novogen is involved in drug discovery and product development
for disorders that are commonly associated with aging and coordinates an
international clinical research and development program with external
collaborators, hospitals and universities.
Novogen’s
investigational anti-cancer drug phenoxodiol is currently in Phase III human
clinical trials in the U.S. and Australia. The rights to
commercialize this drug are licensed to the Company’s majority owned subsidiary,
Marshall Edwards, Inc., (Nasdaq: MSHL). More information can be found
at www.novogen.com and www.marshalledwardsinc.com.
Statements
included in this press release that are not historical in nature are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should be aware
that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current expectations
and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not
limited to, our failure to successfully commercialize our product candidates;
costs and delays in the development and/or FDA approval, or the failure to
obtain such approval, of our product candidates; uncertainties in clinical
trial
results; our inability to maintain or enter into, and the risks resulting
from
our dependence upon, collaboration or contractual arrangements necessary
for the
development, manufacture, commercialization, marketing, sales and distribution
of any products; competitive factors; our inability to protect our patents
or
proprietary rights and obtain necessary rights to third party patents and
intellectual property to operate our business; our inability to operate our
business without infringing the patents and proprietary rights of others;
general economic conditions; the failure of any products to gain market
acceptance; our inability to obtain any additional required financing;
technological changes; government regulation; changes in industry practice;
and
one-time events. We do not intend to update any of these factors or to publicly
announce the results of any revisions to these forward-looking
statements.
ISSUED
FOR: NOVOGEN
LIMITED
LISTINGS: ASX
(CODE NRT), NASDAQ (CODE NVGN).
FOR
FURTHER MR
CHRISTOPHER NAUGHTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, NOVOGEN LIMITED
INFORMATION TEL
011 44 (02) 9878
0088 http://www.novogen.com
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