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28 March 2019Big Pharma

Eli Lilly defeat shows one size does not fit all in obviousness test: lawyers

The UK Supreme Court’s  decision in Actavis v Eli Lilly  confirms that a multi-factorial judgement should be used to determine whether an invention is obvious or not, lawyers have told WIPR.

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