Patent Filing By Former Employees Leads Pfizer To File Trade Secret Suit
Executive Summary
Pfizer claims two former employees stole trade secrets relating to its diabetes-obesity GLP-1 receptor agonist research program for their startup Regor Therapeutics. Regor’s $1.5bn deal with Lilly further spurred Pfizer’s concerns.
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