Zoe Bollinger
Oct 3, 2014

Makers of OxyContin and Cialis Dodge Court to Beat Patent Suits

Manufacturers of major pharmaceuticals like painkiller OxyContin resort to new tactics to to avoid long and expensive legal battles.  How are they doing it?  They’re asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to nullify patents on time-release formulas and other inventions that they’re accused of violating.

OxyContin, Cialis Makers Dodge Court to Beat Patent Suits - Businessweek
Trying to avoid costly legal battles, the makers of blockbuster pharmaceuticals such as painkiller OxyContin and impotence remedy Cialis are trying a new tactic to stay out of court.