Fed Circuit refuses to rehear Allergan and tribe Restasis ruling

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday, March 6, refused to rehear a decision which found Allergan and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s patents for dry-eye treatment Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion) are invalid.

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