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6 September 2021AmericasMuireann Bolger

BMS, Pfizer win patent dispute over blockbuster drug, Eliquis

In a victory for Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the validity of a pair of patents covering blood clot treatment, Eliquis (apixaban).

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