patent
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Cancer heavyweights such as Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb have been searching for targets because their blockbusters, Keytruda and Opdivo, face patent expirations that will erode sales for some of the industry’s bestselling drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The team has completed the basic research phase and filed a patent application for Compound 10.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Determined to make the web freely available to everyone, he did not patent his programme, ensuring it took off and spread rapidly.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Amin said Americans would not see a generic until 2032, when the main compound patent protecting semaglutide is expected to expire.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
He dresses it in miniature suits, with black patent shoes on its feet, and when Charles walks, he holds its little hands in his.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing patent
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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The Ingenious Lexicon of Invention
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"Of Plymouth Plantation," Vocabulary from the historical account
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