patent

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In 2025, two years after its patent expired, and at a $7,000 list price, Humira still had 72% of the market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

For 20 years, while AbbVie had a patent, Humira dominated the market, generating nearly $200 billion in revenue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The team has also submitted a provisional patent for this work.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The acquisition aims to boost Merck’s pipeline as its top-selling drug, Keytruda, will lose patent protection in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Lawrence replied that “it never occurred to me to patent the work we are doing either, and I am doing so only at the urgent request of the Research Corporation and the Chemical Foundation.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik