Predicting patent challenges for small-molecule drugs: A cross-sectional study.

Memedovich A, Steele B, Orr T, Chaudhry S, Tadrous M, Kesselheim AS, Hollis A, Beall RF

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004540
Published: 2025 Feb
Container: PLoS medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004540,
  title = {Predicting patent challenges for small-molecule drugs: A cross-sectional study.},
  author = {Memedovich A and Steele B and Orr T and Chaudhry S and Tadrous M and Kesselheim AS and Hollis A and Beall RF},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLoS medicine},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1004540},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004540}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Predicting patent challenges for small-molecule drugs: A cross-sectional study.
AU  - Memedovich A
AU  - Steele B
AU  - Orr T
AU  - Chaudhry S
AU  - Tadrous M
AU  - Kesselheim AS
AU  - Hollis A
AU  - Beall RF
PY  - 2025
JO  - PLoS medicine
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004540
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A, M., B, S., T, O., S, C., M, T., AS, K., A, H., & RF, B. (2025). Predicting patent challenges for small-molecule drugs: A cross-sectional study.. PLoS medicine. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004540

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