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

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The team has also submitted a provisional patent for this work.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

If it proves to work safely, the experimental drug would give Merck a boost as the company prepares for its top-selling drug, Keytruda, to lose patent protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

He left the decision on whether to push ahead with the patent on radioactive substances to Poillon, who was not so willing to give up.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik