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15 October 2020PharmaSarah Morgan

Fed Circuit refuses Amgen unit appeal in win for Sanofi

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has dismissed Immunex’s appeal against a decision invalidating its patent on treating inflammatory disorders.

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