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Court Pitches Settlement in Opdivo Royalty Row, Response Due Sept. 22
The Osaka District Court proposed a settlement to Ono Pharmaceutical and Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo in their legal battle over patent royalties related to the PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab), putting forward specific terms at a trial session on September 10.…
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