Supreme Court Copaxone Case May Weaken Federal Circuit Review Of Patent Claims
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Teva has a chance to block generic competition until Sept. 1, 2015; high court declines to hear False Claims Act case against Takeda and a challenge to Allergan’s Combigan patent.
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