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What’s Next? Five Things To Look Out For In October

UK Xolair And US Abilify Maintena Patent Trials; Eleventh Generics Awards In Milan

 
• By Dean Rudge

Generics Bulletin previews the most notable and anticipated events for October 2024.

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This month, patent court trial proceedings are expected to get underway in the UK in Celltrion’s bid to secure a declaration that the local part of a key European patent shielding Novartis/Genentech’s Xolair (omalizumab) is invalid, or not infringed, by the Korean firm’s Omlyclo version.

Celltrion had last month seen denied a bid for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the potential sale of...

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