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19 October 2021AmericasMuireann Bolger

Big pharma supports Apple health sensor en banc bid

Apple has secured the backing of a major pharmaceutical industry trade association, as it seeks to persuade the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to revisit a case centring on a pair of health sensor patents.

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