Pfizer's had its day in court - yet again after a drawn-out battle with Teva Pharmaceuticals over patent rights to Viagra

Pfizer won their bid to get payback for court fees - to the tune of $378,285.

That's really a drop in the bucket for Pfizer, that earned $67.8 billion last year.

But it's a matter of principle, right?

The judge sided with PPfizer attempted to defraud the U.S. Patent Office way back when they filed the original patents for genuine Viagra.

To be sure, patent lawyers acted in the best interest for Pfizer when they framed the wording of the patent, but their phrasing and their conduct weren't egregious.

They were just, you know, doing what lawyers do. Knowing Teva, the David of drug companies that seems intent on taking down Pfizer, there's probably an appeal in the works. With everything Teva already owes, they don't have much to lose.

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