IMPACT OF LIPITOR PATENT EXPIRY ON PFIZER. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO Executive Summary 3 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 What is Lipitor 5 1.3Expiry of Lipitor patent 5-6 CHAPTER 2: CHALLENGERS 2.1 Challengers 6 2.2 Pfizer’s strategies 7 CHAPTER 3:FINANCIAL IMPACT ON PFIZER AS LIPITOR GOES GENERIC 8-9 Recommendations 10 Conclusion 11 Executive summary: This
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1. Explain what happened to the Gore-Tex brand after the patent expired. What activity can firms use to try to maintain any advantage developed during the patent protection phase? According to quizlaw.com when a patent expires the technology the inventor no longer has the exclusive rights to his or her invention opening it up to everyone. At this point other companies can offer comparative products at reduced prices. I think that Gore-Tex was smart to take advantage of their own patent and expand
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What Happened To the Hummer? Shawn Morris Wright Career College Mr. Burney EN102 – English Composition April 7‚ 2011 The HMMWV‚ pronounced Humvee‚ short for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle‚ which went into preliminary design work in 1979‚ was intended as a mobile transport vehicle for American troops. (Burkeman‚ 2008) It gained popularity among civilians as support for the military grew. Versions of the Humvee‚ called the Hummer went into production for the general
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WHAT CAN DAMAGE TO A BRAND IMAGE? CITE SOME EXAMPLES An organization’s brand is its heart and spirit. It’s a living thing‚ to be treasured‚ cherished and nurtured. It’s your reputation and promise – how you walk and talk and behave in business. It’s about integrity. Even more important‚ a brand is how others see‚ perceive and speak of you. It’s not something that can be contrived by a new coat of whitewash or silly‚ self-serving slogans. An organization’s brand – whether major corporation or entrepreneurial
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Compulsory Licensing: The Indian Scenario- Patent v/s Patient ABSTRACT: Compulsory licenses are involuntary contracts between willing buyer and unwilling seller imposed or enforced by the state. A compulsory license is a legal instrument designed to force intellectual property owners to license out their statutorily granted right to interested third parties capable of manufacturing the patented product at cheaper prices. Countries such as Brazil‚ Thailand and India have used the policy to procure
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How does Nuclear power work and what happened at Chernobyl? What would you do if your town had a nuclear power plant explosion? Would you help clean up or would you just leave town? I would help the people of my town by cleaning up. The chernobyl explosion was caused by an operator error‚ and cost a lot of money and hurt a lot of people. Nuclear power is made up of atoms that are constructed like a mini solar system. By the late 1950’s nuclear power was developed. There are two types of uranium
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Europe’s cities began to grow bigger and bigger just like the trades. When that happened Europeans started to learn many things and became to also learn human achievement. Then because of that art came into play which is classical art. The Renaissance started to be spread around when trade routes began to develop between Europe and Asia.
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company’s only purpose is to increase the rate of profit and higher return stocks profit margin. According to his teacher who told Forbes in an interview related Jeffrey Skilling; in a class discussion‚if production is harmful to public health‚ asked will what to do? Skilling answered this question as follows‚ "I will continue to do production and I will continue to sell. As a businessman‚ my duty increase the rate of profit and higher return stocks profit margin. Controlling the pest products is the duty
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believe that these are more than just tales; they believe that that the Bible is fact. The majority of people in the world who have had an education believe that a major flood happened that have shaped the world into what it is today. The evidence of the flood can prove that the biblical story is indeed fact. In Genesis‚ God explains how a flood occurred because of the evil in the world. God was protecting His people by having a “new start”. The flood lasted for over a year‚ destroying people‚ animals
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What happened during the Salem Witchcraft Trials? The Salem Witch Trials started in Spring of 1692 and lasted until September of 1692. It was believed that people were possessed by the Devil. There were over 150 people accused. The first conviction was in June. As a result‚ 19 people were hanged. There was weird behavior coming from some of the girls. According to the History Channel‚ they “began having fits‚ including violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming”. The odd behavior
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