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InternetNews June 9, 2011	Microsoft Loses Supreme Court Patent Case Top U.S. court rules against Microsoft in i4i patent appeal.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2010 Brian Orelli	When One Patent Means So Much The loss of patents on genes could have far-reaching consequences for drug companies.
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Chemistry World March 23, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Court throws out patent covering drug dosing The US Supreme Court has said that medical tests that rely on correlations between drug doses and treatment cannot be patented because they are based on laws of nature.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005 Margaret Buck	Legal: No Exception? An important legal loophole has made patented tools available for biotech research. Today, though, it appears to be closing.
Bio-IT World June 17, 2004 Hope Melville	Is It Safe? Think the safe harbor provision in patent law lets you use patented compounds in all preclinical-phase research? Think again.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pharma's Newest Acquisition Targets Share buybacks are in at big pharma companies. Does it mean that licensing deals are out?
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Brian Lawler	Lilly's Patents Stay in Bloom Even with upcoming patent expiries, Lilly isn't in nearly the same desperate situation that some of its large-cap pharma peers will be dealing with in the upcoming years. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2011 Brian Orelli	Diabetes Drug Duo Duels It Out in Court Amylin sticks up to partner Eli Lilly.
InternetNews November 30, 2010	Microsoft's i4i Appeal Headed for Supreme Court Microsoft will get a chance to make its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, appealing the earlier patent infringement decision it lost to i4i.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Much More Than a Generic Lawsuit The Supreme Court will decide generic-drug makers fate.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Ben McClure	Falling for Amgen Ahead of its second-quarter earnings release, the biotech giant looks good.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Luke Timmerman	Future Biotech Winners Will Help Nurses Clean Up Less (Stuff) It's not enough anymore to prove your drug is safe and effective enough to pass muster with the FDA. Now it's also about proving a drug can generate savings and value for the health care system.
Bio-IT World March 10, 2003	Letters From time to time, an opinion strikes a chord with readers. A good example: The Dodge Retort e-mail newsletter and online column urging big pharmaceutical companies to consider the prevailing stance the IT industry has on intellectual property.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Can the Human Genetics Industry Survive the Courts? The future of gene patents is at stake.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Big Problems for Big Pharma Creating new drugs is never easy, but the companies that excel in three key areas are the ones for investors to watch.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	Judge's Ruling Has Brand and Generic Drugmakers Smiling A ruling on the patents on Merck's blood pressure medications Cozaar and Hyzaar benefited both Merck and the plaintiff in the suit, generic-drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals. The defendant in the suit wasn't actually Merck but the Food and Drug Administration.
Chemistry World April 8, 2013 Sarah Houlton	India rejects Novartis patent appeal India's Supreme Court has denied Novartis' appeal against the decision to refuse patent protection for its anticancer drug Glivec (imatinib mesylate).
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Chemistry World January 7, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Myriad loses appeal on cancer gene test patents Myriad Genetics has lost its appeal over patents on the BRCA genes that are associated with a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
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The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Charly Travers	The Case for Drug Stocks The reports of the drug industry's death are greatly exaggerated.
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The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Brian Lawler	Brazil's Boneheaded Drug Move Brazil already receives a steep discount on the price that Merck charges it for its HIV compounds. Nevertheless, it wants still lower prices to help reduce the government's costs associated with supplying drugs to those living with HIV/AIDS.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2007 Charly Travers	John Edwards, Frozen Caveman Lawyer Presidential hopeful John Edwards' health-care plans could destroy drug research and development in this country by removing the patent protection on breakthrough drugs.
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BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Catherine Arnst	Big Pharma's Blinders Hugely profitable thanks to a few blockbusters, Big Pharma is far too focused on looking for the next best-seller, causing companies to pass up opportunities to deliver important breakthroughs.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2011 Brian Orelli	If at First You Don't Succeed, Spin It Off Eli Lilly ditches Xigris by spinning off BioCritica.
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The Motley Fool February 25, 2004 Brian Gorman	Merck's Slow and Steady The big pharma's cautious approach could pay off in the industry.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Long-Term Play for Your Port Long-term prospects look better than the near term ones for Eli Lilly and its investors.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Fights a Generic Threat Pfizer attempts to fend off a generic threat in Canada for its top drug. It's a trial worth paying attention to for its shareholders, as Canada does represent one of the larger pharmaceutical markets in the world.
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The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Witty Response to Pharma's R&D Dilemma According to GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty, the pharmaceutical industry is a mess. That's the basic gist of his opinion piece in The Economist.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	No Patents on Thinking ... Yet Over the years, the U.S. Patent office has patented a few too many ideas. The Supreme Court is now spending more time deciding whether a company has really infringed on a patent, rather than automatically issuing an infringement.
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