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13 March 2018Americas

Allergan and tribe claim PTAB can’t decide on Restasis patents

Allergan and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe have argued that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) doesn’t have the jurisdiction to decide on the validity of patents concerning a dry-eye treatment while its recent decision is being appealed.

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