Another company with some IP on Copaxone would be ScinoPharm. I believe Watson owns a good chunk of this private Taiwanese company. They've got a few patents and applications with respect to analyzing and synthesizing Glatiramer Acetate. Process for the preparation of a polypeptide http://www.google.com/patents/US20090035816?dq=%22scinopharm%22+polypeptides&ei=3d3sTsCLLon0ggeMh8n4CA Methods of Analyzing Peptide Mixtures http://www.google.com/patents/US20100285513?dq=%22scinopharm%22+polypeptides&ei=3d3sTsCLLon0ggeMh8n4CA Methods for Chemical Equivalence in Characterizing of Complex Molecules http://www.google.com/patents?id=QdDoAQAAEBAJ&pg=PA57&dq=%22scinopharm%22+polypeptides&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3d3sTsCLLon0ggeMh8n4CA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22scinopharm%22%20polypeptides&f=false Synthesis of Glatiramer Acetate http://www.google.com/patents?id=ERnMAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=%22scinopharm%22+polypeptides&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3d3sTsCLLon0ggeMh8n4CA&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22scinopharm%22%20polypeptides&f=false