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21 September 2020BiotechMuireann Bolger

Biogen loses another battle over MS drug patent

In a blow for biotechnology company, Biogen, a US federal judge has ruled that its lone surviving patent on multiple-sclerosis drug Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) should remain invalid because the matter had already been resolved by another court.

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