Merck to Pay $4.85 Billion in Vioxx Settlement
Wire services are reporting that Merck & Co. has agreed to pay close to $5 billion to settle claims that its Vioxx painkiller caused heart attacks and strokes.
Merck to Pay $4.85 Billion in Vioxx Settlement
Wire services are reporting that Merck & Co. has agreed to pay close to $5 billion to settle claims that its Vioxx painkiller caused heart attacks and strokes.
<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge
Patent lawyers started breathing again on Oct. 31, as the specter of new patent rules was chased away ' at least for a little while ' by a Virginia court. U.S. District Judge James Cacheris granted pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from implementing rules set to go into effect on Nov. 1.
<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge
Patent lawyers started breathing again on Oct. 31, as the specter of new patent rules was chased away ' at least for a little while ' by a Virginia court. U.S. District Judge James Cacheris granted pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from implementing rules set to go into effect on Nov. 1.
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