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Responsive lawyers in demand at AstraZeneca

Managing IP Correspondent
February 01 2006
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If you are a big pharmaceutical company, spending millions of dollars to manage your intellectual property every year, you will want to find the best lawyers to advise you on prosecution and litigation matters. But as Susanne Sivborg, vice-president of global intellectual property at AstraZeneca, tells Stéphanie Bodoni, the most experienced lawyers are no good if they do not respond to her company's needs

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