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SymBio, Eagle Pharma Sue Towa over Treakisym Patent in Japan
SymBio Pharmaceuticals and its US partner Eagle Pharmaceuticals have filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Tokyo against Towa Pharmaceutical over a generic version of their cancer drug Treakisym (bendamustine). The suit was filed with the Tokyo District Court, with the…
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