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9 December 2019AmericasRory O'Neill

Sanders calls on USPTO to block Gilead patent extension

US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has called on the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to block extensions to two Gilead Sciences patents covering HIV prevention drugs including Descovy (tenofovir alafenamide/embicitrane).

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