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Companies across multiple industries are using patent litigation to impose heavy legal expenses on competitors.

Furthermore, a commanding lead in patents and strict export controls on processing technology solidify efforts by Beijing to prevent know-how from leaving the country.

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The University of California has filed a patent application, which is now pending.

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According to his paper, researchers discovered more materials, filed more new patents and saw an increase in prototypes.

For Big Pharma, the triumph of developing a new lifesaving blockbuster drug that generates billions in revenue is inevitably followed by the reality that drug patents have an expiration date.

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