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Nissan Chemical Sues Seven Generic Companies over Livalo Patents
Nissan Chemical Industries filed a patent infringement lawsuit on December 25 against marketing authorization holders of generic versions of Kowa’s hyperlipidemia treatment Livalo (pitavastatin) to prevent them from selling Livalo generics. The filing is due to their infringement of Nissan…
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