AbbVie Inc. et al v. Alvotech hf.

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Case Number:

1:21-cv-01530

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

Defend Trade Secrets Act (of 2016)

Firms

Companies

AbbVie Inc.

Sectors & Industries:

Healthcare
- Major

October 06, 2021
Court Sides With Rival In AbbVie's Trade Secrets Suit

Icelandic drugmaker Alvotech hf. scored a win Wednesday when an Illinois federal judge tossed a lawsuit claiming the company had hired an ex-AbbVie worker and used proprietary information he stole from his former employer to copy aspects of AbbVie's arthritis drug Humira.
March 22, 2021
AbbVie Says Rival Used Stolen Trade Secrets To Copy Drug

Icelandic drugmaker Alvotech hf. hired a former AbbVie Inc. worker and used the proprietary information he stole from his former company to copy aspects of its arthritis drug Humira, AbbVie said in a trade secrets suit filed against Alvotech in Illinois federal court Friday.