patent cliff

基本解釋

Lilly is already facing the biggest "patent cliff" in the industry.
美國制藥巨賈禮來公司已經(jīng)面臨著業(yè)界最大的“專利懸崖”。
icizu.com
This “patent cliff” has been estimated to be worth a staggering $200 billion over the period 2008-12.
估計從2008到2012年，這種“專利失效 ”造成的損失驚人，大約為2000億美元。
ecocn.org
There is a simple explanation for most of the mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical world these days: the so-called Patent Cliff.
最近，制藥行業(yè)內(nèi)部兼并案不斷，大部分可歸結(jié)為一個原因：所謂的pantent cliff“專利懸崖”。

By doing so, the generic drugmaker limits its exposure to the end of the patent cliff.
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Merck was facing a so-called patent cliff, with the loss of patents covering several large drugs.
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Now the company is emerging from the patent cliff with the long-acting-insulin, Lantus, leading the way.
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