Genentech sues Biogen for debt over blockbuster MS drug

Published Date: 08 Mar 2023

Roche's Genentech Inc sued Biogen MA Inc in federal court in San Francisco, alleging that Biogen owed additional patent royalties from worldwide sales of its blockbuster multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease drug, Tysabri.

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