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26 August 2021BiotechnologyAlex Baldwin

Illinois court rejects dismissal of AbbVie patent case

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has refused to dismiss a lawsuit from AbbVie which alleges Icelandic pharmaceutical company Alvotech infringed patents related to its arthritis drug Humira.

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