patent

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She patented it in 1951, and that year sold the rights to her patent for $1 million to Keko Corp. of Kankakee, Ill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

In July of that year, Humira’s patent expired.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Several companies face the loss of patent protection on top-selling medicines in the next several years, threatening the loss of tens of billions of dollars in sales apiece.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The Italian, whose head covered with patent leather curls aroused in women an irrepressible need to sigh, dealt with Amaranta as with a capricious little girl who was not worth taking seriously.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez