LSPN 19: Two bites at the apple here to stay, says Alkermes director

Petitioners will continue to be able to launch litigation simultaneously before both the district court and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), effectively having two bites at the apple, according to John Kirkland, director of IP at biopharmaceutical company Alkermes.

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