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Top Court Dismisses Elplat Patent Infringement Case: Nichi-Iko
Japanese generic major Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical said on November 8 that it won an Elplat (oxaliplatin) patent infringement suit brought against it by Debiopharm International SA as Japan’s Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal by the Swiss drug maker. In October…
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