patent
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It announced thousands of job cuts in September and last week warned investors about a slump in profits due to expiring patents.
From BBC
That has hurt sales of original, patented brands much sooner in their product life cycles than the more traditional source of low-cost competition, generic drugs that enter the market after patents expire.
The company also faces intense competition from rival drugs, imminent patent expirations and continued problems from compounding pharmacies in the U.S. that produce lower-cost versions of its blockbuster drugs.
Ltd and are listed as inventors in issued patents and patent applications on the deep brain stimulator used in this work.
From Science Daily
According to his CV, he holds patents for several medical devices, including a "brain-based sleep alarm system" and a "brain-controlled wheelchair".
From Barron's
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