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11 January 2022Big PharmaMuireann Bolger

PTAB: Roche patent can’t evade IPR under Fintiv

Roche unit Chugai failed to persuade the  US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that it should not institute inter partes reviews (IPRs) of a patent covering Actemra (Atlizumab), a treatment for arthritis under the NHK/Fintiv rule.

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