Sanders calls on USPTO to block Gilead patent extension

09-12-2019

Rory O'Neill

Sanders calls on USPTO to block Gilead patent extension

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US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has called on the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to block extensions to two Gilead Sciences patents covering HIV prevention drugs including Descovy (tenofovir alafenamide/embicitrane).


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