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31 March 2025NewsEuropeMarisa Woutersen

‘Always new twists’: Bayer legal team on defending a $4bn drug

With billions in revenue at stake, the pharma giant has a 27-country parallel litigation effort to protect its blockbuster blood thinner from generics. Marisa Woutersen finds Bayer’s outside litigation counsel ready for anything.

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