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30 January 2020AmericasEdward Pearcey

Novartis tries to block generic versions of Gilenya, enforces new patent

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is trying to stop an array of drugmakers manufacturing and selling generic versions of its newly-patented multiple sclerosis treatment, Gilenya.

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15 July 2021   Novartis should pay a Daiichi Sankyo subsidiary, Plexxikon, $47 million in overdue IP royalties, according to an argument presented before a federal court in California this week.
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Novartis secures victory as MS drug patent is upheld
18 August 2020   In a win for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, the US District Court for the district of Delaware has upheld the patent on its top-selling multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya.
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