{
  "id": 4668322,
  "title": "STAT+: Can buying a drug patent application be seen as a bid to prolong a monopoly?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/stat-can-buying-a-drug-patent-application-be-seen-as-a-bid-to-prolong",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:56:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "STAT News",
    "slug": "stat-news",
    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/31/pending-drug-patent-applications-amgen-carefirst/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A drug patent case involving Amgen is being closely watched given its potential implications for pharmaceutical patent deals broadly.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}