No more pain: UK court Lyrica ruling favors originators
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
Swiss claims are in the news again. No, not the allegations of corruption and bribery laid at FIFA's door, but the latest ruling from the Court of Appeal in the UK Lyrica (pregabalin) patent case1.
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