patent

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For 20 years, while AbbVie had a patent, Humira dominated the market, generating nearly $200 billion in revenue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The deal follows Novartis’s agreement last week to buy a breast-cancer drug candidate from Synnovation Therapeutics for up to $3 billion, as the company turns to dealmaking to fill its pipeline and offset patent expirations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The nurse hummed busily as she opened one drawer after another, stuffing the new underclothes and blouses and skirts and pajamas my mother had bought me into the black patent leather overnight case.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath