patent
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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
Switzerland’s Sandoz sees Canada and Brazil markets as testing grounds before semaglutide goes off patent in Europe and the U.S. in the 2030s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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
J&J’s blockbuster autoimmune drug Stelara lost its patent exclusivity in 2023.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
That “heroic theory of invention,” as it is termed, is encouraged by patent law, because an applicant for a patent must prove the novelty of the invention submitted.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing patent
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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