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Saturday, October 17, 2026

'Pfizer Has Spun a Story': Ex-Employees Say They Were Falsely Accused of Stealing Trade Secrets | Connecticut Law Tribune - Law.com

Two former Pfizer employees accused by the pharmaceutical giant of stealing trade secrets have filed a cross-claim in which they seek a declaration that they own the patent rights to a first-in-class oral medication to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

The defendants, Min Zhong and Xiayang Qiu, worked at Pfizer’s facility in Groton and resigned in June 2018 after forming their own company, Regor Therapeutics. Pfizer filed a lawsuit against them on Feb. 2.

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