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Roche Still Tops in Patent Asset Ranking in Japan, Shionogi, MTPC Jumps to Second, Third Place
F. Hoffmann-La Roche has held the top spot in the patent asset ranking in Japan for pharmaceutical companies for the second straight year in FY2012, Tokyo-based Patent Result Co. said on October 18. Shionogi ranked second, followed by Mitsubishi Tanabe…
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