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Nissan Chemical Sues Nichi-Iko, Two Other Companies over Livalo Patent

January 21, 2014
Nissan Chemical Industries filed a lawsuit on January 15 with the Tokyo District Court against Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical and two other companies, seeking to prevent an alleged patent infringement involving Kowa’s hyperlipidemia treatment Livalo (pitavastatin).Nissan Chemical claims that its patents covering…

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