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Towa Files Additional Request for Livalo Patent Invalidity in December 2020
Towa Pharmaceutical filed an additional request in December 2020 with the Japan Patent Office seeking to invalidate a patent associated with Kowa’s hypercholesterolemia treatment Livalo OD Tablets (pitavastatin), it revealed on April 14. Regarding the Livalo generic, Kowa on March…
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