Japanese company sends rivals warning signals:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Kyowa Medex has sent warnings to Daiichi Pure Chemicals, Nippon Roche KK and Eiken Chemical over alleged patent infringements on the Japanese company's Determiner HCL-C, reports Japan Chemical Week. The HDL cholesterol-measuring device was launched December 1994 and currently accounts for 90% of the $31 million Japanese diagnostic device market.