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...Mergers led the US company to become known as Merck Sharp & Dohme, which prompted a 1950s agreement for it to keep exclusive rights to the Merck name in North America while calling itself MSD everywhere...
...Mergers led the US company to become known as Merck Sharp & Dohme, and this spurred a 1950s agreement for it to keep exclusive rights to the family name in North America while calling itself MSD everywhere...
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