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
Fleming and Insead professor of strategy Jasjit Singh analyzed millions of patent filings in a 2010 study to determine whether teams or individuals were responsible for the most successful inventions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
This month the news broke that CATL, which commands nearly 40% of the global market, had filed a detailed patent application for solid-state batteries with the World Intellectual Property Organization, with a reported 500Wh density.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
The white patent leather is scratched a bit, and the bottoms are slightly worn out, but they’re better than nothing.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Vocabulary lists containing patent
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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