Biotech news
Americas
US-based specialty drugs company Supernus Pharmaceuticals has sued generics maker Actavis, accusing it of infringing three patents related to an antiepileptic drug. 3 October 2014
Americas
Biopharmaceutical company Opexa Therapeutics has expanded its IP portfolio to include nearly 100 validated patents worldwide, the company has said. 1 October 2014
Americas
The Bay Area of California has one
of the greatest concentrations of life
sciences companies in the world,
but its biotech community is being
threatened by the seemingly
unstoppable rise of large technology businesses. LSIPR spoke to Christopher Stewart, chair, and Robert Eyler,
vice chair, of the new North Bay
Life Science Alliance to find out
how it plans to strengthen the network in the area. 30 September 2014
Americas
Research organisation Horizon Discovery Group has bought Sage Labs in a deal worth almost $50 million, a move that will strengthen its IP portfolio, the company has announced. 29 September 2014
Pharma
Increasing numbers of patent challengers are finding the USPTO’s post-grant procedures to be attractive alternatives to district court litigation, write Arlene Chow and Peter Noh. 29 September 2014
Americas
A US court has ordered medical technology company Boston Scientific Corporation to pay $309 million to the family of the late physician Michel Mirowski in the latest chapter of their long running patent dispute. 26 September 2014
Asia
Law firm Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone has expanded its IP team in China with the appointment of life sciences specialist Kening Li. 24 September 2014
Biotech
UK-based cancer drug company Sareum has been granted a patent for an invention forming part of its treatment methods. 22 September 2014
Asia
Biopharmaceutical company Epirus has said that India’s drug regulator has approved a biosimilar application to produce a version of a popular arthritis treatment drug. 16 September 2014
Pharma
For those who can draw an informative patent map and work out a good navigational route through the complexities, there is an opportunity to gain significant competitive advantages through making the right partnerships, argue Quentin Tannock and Anna Duch. 4 September 2014