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Nature Biotechnology 26, 1206 (1 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/nbt1108-1206b

Enbrel patent feud

Asher Mullard

The University of Iowa and University of Iowa Research Foundation (UIRF) are suing Amgen, of Thousand Oaks, California, for patent violation. According to the complaint, Amgen and its affiliates “have for many years infringed the Iowa Patents with full knowledge of them” to produce Enbrel (etanercept) and Vectibix (panitumumab).