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27 January 2020AmericasRory O'Neill

US govt PrEP patents are invalid, Gilead tells court

Gilead Sciences has accused a US government agency of withholding information from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) when filing two patents for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

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