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Biotech
MHRA 'should regulate' the release of drugs for clinical trials for innovative cancer treatments | Medical experts lambast big pharma’s unacceptable lack of involvement in Glioblastoma campaign | Forcing companies will ‘undermine public trust’ says pharma body. 30 January 2024
Pharma
Kerri-Ann Limbeek, trial lead for Ravgen, tells Sarah Speight that a compelling narrative was key to winning the case against their larger rival. 25 January 2024
Biotech
Despite the clamour for guidance, applicants, attorneys, and lawyers may be in for a frustrating wait before the UK updates AI protections, says Rebecca Lawrence of DLA Piper. 25 January 2024
Pharma
Complaints say Slayback, Apotex and Baxter Healthcare infringed two patents through NDAs for leukaemia drug injection | Eagle patents issued in last two months expire in 2031. 23 January 2024
Biotech
The office delivered its final written decision in favour of Daiichi Sankyo in a patent clash with Pfizer-owned unit | Concerns crucial tech in Daiichi’s cancer drug | Separate dispute concerning the same patent to continue in the US Court of Appeals. 18 January 2024
Biotech
Dispute centres on genetic prenatal screening methodology | Ravgen’s $57 million award “significantly less” than the $410 million sought by Ravgen | Natera plans to appeal. 18 January 2024
Americas
Biotech company submitted a petition challenging an ‘incorrect’ ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Earlier decision invalidated several of Vanda’s patents in its sleep drug dispute against a pair of big pharma firms. 16 January 2024
Biotech
SCOTUS ignored Fed Circ cases and so-called Wands factors in reaching enablement decision | Pivotal question left unanswered | New guidance ‘provides clarity’ and reinforces status quo on enablement decisions. 11 January 2024
Biotech
Mark Hatch-Miller, who led the trial team at Susman for Globus, tells Sarah Speight how this spinal implant patent dispute, brought by a Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, was a “heavy lift”. 21 December 2023
Pharma
CureVac suffers a blow following a favourable earlier opinion delivered by the German Federal Patent Court | Decision invalidates a patent related to mRNA tech. 21 December 2023