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Big Pharma
The European Medicines Agency has expressed concerns about how prepared medical marketing authorisation holders are for when the UK leaves the EU. 11 July 2018
Americas
Since joining Eli Lilly’s patent division nearly 20 years ago, Manisha Desai has worked on the procurement and enforcement of patents worldwide. 11 July 2018
Americas
The US Federal Trade Commission has issued a final approval of Amneal’s $1.45 billion acquisition of Impax. 11 July 2018
Americas
A shift in Mexico’s examination practice on plant-related patents has caused legal uncertainty, say Daniel Eduardo López and Esteban Rodríguez of Clarke Modet & Co. 10 July 2018
Big Pharma
The Paris Court of Appeal has refused to grant Merck Sharp & Dohme a preliminary injunction based on a supplementary protection certificate against French pharmaceutical company Biogaran. 10 July 2018
Americas
King & Spalding has boosted its IP practice with two new partners in its trial and global disputes practice group in New York. 10 July 2018
Africa
A lack of blood donors and poor healthcare infrastructure inspired Temie Giwa-Tubosun to develop and deliver a life-saving app. LSIPR spoke to the founder of LifeBank. 10 July 2018
Americas
A medical technology trade association has warned that the US tariffs recently implemented in response to Chinese IP theft may hinder patient access to life-saving technologies. 9 July 2018
Big Pharma
Marie-Paule Kieny of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative is on a mission to remind stakeholders and governments that there is a moral imperative to pursue the fight against neglected diseases, as she tells LSIPR. 9 July 2018
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Sunovion, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Dainippon, has settled a patent infringement claim it filed against MSN Laboratories and Sandoz. 6 July 2018