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Teva Pharmaceuticals suffered a setback when a US court invalidated four patents on its best-selling Copaxone multiple sclerosis treatment, Bloomberg News reports. The move paves the way to generic competition — possibly as early as February — to a product that generates one-fifth of its sales, although Teva already plans to appeal the decision. The possibility that generics could become available could erase $1.2 billion in Teva revenue this year.

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