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Vascepa patents under legal scrutiny

Even if Amarin prevails in its patent infringement lawsuit, its key patents on Vascepa are likely to be ruled invalid in ongoing litigation, opening the way for generic formulations.

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Curfman, G., Cole, J. Vascepa patents under legal scrutiny. Nat Biotechnol 40, 829–831 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01345-8

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