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Why did Corcept’s piecemeal litigation tactics for Korlym finally backfire?

Corcept Therapeutics has been battling for years to halt Teva’s generic for Korlym®.  Although Corcept started off with only two patents, it has been adding patents to the Orange Book ever since Teva’s ANDA was filed.  By periodically litigating those patents in piecemeal fashion, Corcept has delayed generic Korlym®’s availability to consumers at lower-cost prices.  Yet, in a recent order, the court finally called out Corcept’s delay tactics and indicated it would award attorneys’ fees.  What happened?

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Will VirnetX ever see a dollar?

VirnetX ($VHC) has won another trial against Apple ($APPL) in the federal court in Texas.  This time the verdict is approximately $502M.  But the patents stand invalid based upon PTO decisions, and those decisions are pending before the Federal Circuit.  Who's winning this battle?

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