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27 October 2017Americas

MSD antibiotic patent obvious, says Federal Circuit

Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) has suffered a loss at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, after the court affirmed an earlier finding of obviousness.

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