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patent

[pat-nt, peyt-, peyt-nt] / ˈpæt nt, ˈpeɪt-, ˈpeɪt nt /


NOUN
copyright on an invention
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STRONGEST


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The approval expands AstraZeneca’s cardiovascular, renal and metabolism portfolio shortly after diabetes drug Farxiga—its biggest product in that therapeutic area and the bestselling medicine in the company’s history—went off patent in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Merck’s pharma business has been hit by the U.S. patent expiration of multiple-sclerosis drug Mavenclad, which used to be the division’s best-selling product.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In early March Novo Nordisk agreed to drop a patent infringement lawsuit against Hims in exchange for the telehealth provider’s commitment to sell branded Ozempic and Wegovy through its online pharmacy.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

A 2025 patent application from UCR describes the use of pinenes to improve localized insecticide injections against western drywood termites.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

He closed with the hope that “any question regarding priority in any patent claims ... be settled without acrimonious discussion.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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