Liz Hockley

Articles by Liz Hockley

Americas

Novo Nordisk files fresh lawsuits to intercept Wegovy generics

Danish multinational asks Delaware court to block semaglutide generics from Sun Pharma and Mylan | ANDAs infringe two claims of patent granted in July, Novo claims.   11 September 2024

Europe

UK firm prevails in ‘exceptionally slow’ UPC test case

Court grants access to test case documents after eight months | Mathys & Squire applied for access to challenge UPC's transparency | Firm says "significant concerns" remain about the court's commitment to transparency and open justice.   30 August 2024

Americas

Ipsen files further suit against CSPC over pancreatic cancer drug generic

Biopharma firm sues CSPC for allegedly infringing Onivyde patent issued in August | Suit follows complaint in April asserting eight patents against Conjupro’s product.   27 August 2024

Americas

Federal Circuit denies rehearing in heart valve case

Judges will not rehear safe harbour case between Edwards and Meril | Medtech company said court’s precedent ‘distorts the market’ for patented products.   22 August 2024

Americas

Foley Hoag appoints life sciences IP expert as managing partner

Senior partner in IP department will become co-managing partner | Foley Hoag elected three other members of five-strong executive committee this year   1 August 2024

Americas

Chinese biotech takes out US rival’s nucleic acid patent at PTAB

Hongene Biotech challenged ChemGenes’ patent after litigation withdrawn | Judges said all challenged claims were unpatentable.   25 July 2024

Americas

Panitch Schwarze brings in molecular biologist

Scientist and patent attorney joins boutique IP firm in Philadelphia | Former in-house counsel brings expertise representing variety of life sciences clients.   25 July 2024

Americas

US targets ‘product hopping’ with biologic litigation curbs

House of Representatives introduces bill to drive down cost of prescription drugs | Places “reasonable limit” on the number of patents a manufacturer can contest to prevent patent ‘thickets’ | Companion bill passed Senate earlier this month.   23 July 2024

Americas

ITC concludes row over biotech lab equipment between US and German rivals

Commission upholds judge’s finding that Gator Bio did not infringe lab equipment patent | Sartorius sought to assert remaining patent-in-suit covering bio-layer interferometers.   18 July 2024

Unified Patent Court

Most active firms at UPC revealed in report on court’s first year

Top ten UPC law firms handled over 70% of cases filed at the court | Full list of most prolific plaintiffs and defendants named.   11 July 2024

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