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Tokyo Court Rejects Chugai’s Claim over Edirol Substance Patent
The Tokyo District Court on February 24 dismissed Chugai Pharmaceutical’s claim in a patent infringement suit it has filed against three companies, including two of Big 3 generic makers, over its osteoporosis treatment Edirol (eldecalcitol). The lawsuit, which focuses on…
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