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Tokyo Court Tosses Nihon Generic’s Suit over Bayer’s Xarelto Patent Communications
Bayer Yakuhin said on December 17 that the Tokyo District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nihon Generic over the German company’s patent-related communications on its major anticoagulant Xarelto (rivaroxaban). The suit, brought under Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act,…
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