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Top 10 drugs by patent volume: How biologics build ‘platform empires’ while small molecule create ‘patent thickets’

Summary by Research & Development World
Why does Roche’s oncology blockbuster Herceptin (trastuzumab) have 1,536 patents in a comprehensive search of international patents but only 393 when searching for patent titles? This four-fold difference is a window into pharmaceutical strategy. For complex biologics, especially monoclonal antibodies, the platform product strategy is gaining ground. Popularized in part by Humira (adalimumab), which is… The post Top 10 drugs by patent volume: Ho…
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Research & Development World broke the news in on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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