U.K. judge strikes patent blocking Viagra imitators
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A U.K. court decision could expose Pfizer Inc. to new competition for Viagra. A judge on the British High Court ruled that a patent blocking drugs acting similarly to Viagra is invalid.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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As Pfizer battles fakes in China, nation's police are uneasy allies
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Pfizer Inc. of the United States uses former American secret service agents to police patent infringements in China. Research by the World Health Organization estimates that $35 billion in counterfeit drugs is marketed each year and that six percent to ten percent of pharmaceuticals in the global market are counterfeit.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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Drug firms to use Pfizer's Lipitor in cholesterol pill
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Pharmaceutical companies Merck & Company Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. are partnering to develop a new cholesterol medication combining Zetia with Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor. The new drug will not be sold until Pfizer's patent expires in 2010.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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