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Baxalta Appeals to IP High Court in Hemlibra Patent Lawsuit against Chugai
Baxalta has filed an appeal with Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court over its claim on patent infringement against Chugai Pharmaceutical’s hemophilia A treatment Hemlibra (emicizumab). Chugai announced on June 29 that it received the complaint. The appeal was filed on…
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