Merck subsidiary awarded $2.5bn in patent case against Gilead

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Merck, has been awarded $2.5 billion in a patent battle against Gilead over Gilead's drugs Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir), treatments for hepatitis C.

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