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1 October 2026NewsPharmaMarisa Woutersen

Lilly loses Fed Circ rehearing bid, sparking enablement questions

The decision leaves a $177 million verdict against Lilly intact, but a dissenting judge has warned the ruling could “undermine medical innovation” by allowing overly broad patent claims to survive and provide a way around the Supreme Court’s Amgen decision.

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