Justice Arnold U-turns on Pharmacia case

Justice Arnold of the England and Wales High Court has decided to reverse a previous decision and grant Pfizer subsidiary Pharmacia its application to stay Actavis’s patent revocation action against it.

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Justice Arnold U-turns on Pharmacia case

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