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28 September 2015Americas

USPTO rejects Celgene bid for Bass sanctions

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected a request by biopharmaceutical company Celgene to sanction hedge fund manager Kyle Bass and his organisation the Coalition for Affordable Drugs.

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