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27 March 2017Americas

PTAB upholds anti-epileptic drug patent

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has upheld a Research Corporation Technologies patent for anti-epileptic drug Vimpat (lacosamide) in a case brought by Argentum Pharmaceuticals.

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