patent

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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 acquisition aims to boost Merck’s pipeline as its top-selling drug, Keytruda, will lose patent protection in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

A deluge of weight‑loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low‑cost generic versions of injections like Ozempic after a key patent expired Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

When the diabetes drug sitagliptin went off patent in 2022, about 30 branded versions appeared within a month and nearly 100 within a year.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

It emerged in seeps along riverbanks, where it was blotted up with blankets to be made into patent medicines esteemed for their value to cure everything from scrofula to diarrhea.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson