Proprietary Aspects of Praziquantel
摘要
Praziquantel was jointly developed by Bayer AG (Elberfeld) and E. Merck (now Merck KGaA, Darmstadt) in the early 1970s. The two companies established a contractual agreement focused on human tropical medicine to formalize this partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, they cooperated on securing Intellectual Property Rights and formulating an effective filing strategy.