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5 November 2020Big PharmaMuireann Bolger

Abbott gets restraining order against ex-VP in COVID-19 trade secrets dispute

Biopharmaceutical company, Abbott Laboratories, has successfully obtained a restraining order against its former vice-president of global marketing, whom it has accused of stealing trade secrets relating to COVID-19 products.

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