7th Circuit Unmoved By Complaint Drug Company Acquired ‘Patent Thicket’

Mealey's (August 3, 2022, 1:17 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Dismissal by an Illinois federal judge of allegations that AbbVie Inc. violated antitrust law in connection with the blockbuster drug Humira was affirmed Aug. 1 by the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which asked, “What’s wrong with having lots of patents?”...