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

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 drugmaker has been seeking to bolster its pipeline as its top-selling drug, Keytruda, is set to lose patent protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Who really deserved the patent for a discovery that might be based on the work of innumerable scientists over years or decades?

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik