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Pharma
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to acquire Affinivax, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Boston and focusing on developing vaccines. 1 June 2022
Americas
Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries Aragon Pharmaceuticals and Janssen Biotech have sued three pharma companies for alleged infringement of five patents relating to prostate cancer treatment Erleada. 31 May 2022
Pharma
Pfizer has announced that it will provide all of its current and future patent-protected medicines and vaccines—that are available in the US or EU—on a not-for-profit basis to 45 lower-income countries. 31 May 2022
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The UK Supreme Court has ruled that regulators such as the Competition and Markets Authority should be required to pay the costs of a party successfully appealing against one of their infringement decisions. 26 May 2022
Asia-Pacific
The Federal Court of Australia has refused an appeal request in a decade-long case brought by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health against MSD subsidiary, Intervet International. 24 May 2022
Genetics
OptraHealth has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Invitae that centres on the latter’s Gia chatbot that offers genetic testing and advice. 24 May 2022
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The Medicines Patent Pool and World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool have signed a deal aiming to open up new technologies to people living in poorer countries. 19 May 2022
Americas
The US Patent and Trademark Office has argued against a bid by medical device maker Arthrex, which wants recognition that an ex-interim acting director lacked the power to refuse to review its petition. 19 May 2022
Pharma
Roche subsidiary Spark Therapeutics has settled a lawsuit with rival gene-therapy company Bluebird Bio, which it had accused of infringing its “Spark” trademarks when marketing treatment for sickle-cell disease. 19 May 2022
Pharma
Natera has accused rival medical company CareDx of infringing two patents covering its “cell-free” DNA testing technology, Prospera. 17 May 2022