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Europe
The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal from German company Nemius Group against a decision to refuse registration for its ‘Dentaldisk’ mark. 13 February 2019
Americas
The Canadian units of IBM and pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim have united to explore the use of blockchain technology in clinical trials. 13 February 2019
Americas
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Diagnostics has agreed to pay $21 million as part of a settlement to a patent infringement case with New York-based Enzo Biochem. 12 February 2019
Asia
The lobby group for India’s pharma industry has asked the US Trade Representative office to remove India from its Priority Watch List of places that have weak enforcement of intellectual property laws. 12 February 2019
Americas
Global information company Clarivate Analytics has launched a “Life Science Alliances Program” to provide drug and medical device developers a new way to advance their research and development. 12 February 2019
Big Pharma
UK patients could be more exposed to counterfeit medicines than EU patients in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, because access to an initiative aimed at protecting patients from fake drugs could be lost. 12 February 2019
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A long running dispute between two Dutch companies over ownership of methods for the processing of teff, a grain cultivated in Ethiopia, has been settled in the Court of The Hague. 11 February 2019
Americas
The University of California will soon be granted a patent related to the gene-editing technology CRISPR, according to a notice of allowance by the US Patent and Trademark Office. 11 February 2019
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday dismissed an appeal by Massachusetts-based biotech Momenta Pharmaceuticals in a case involving a rheumatoid arthritis drug. 8 February 2019
Biotechnology
In a victory for Mayo Collaborative Services, a US Court has ruled that four claims in a patent, of which Athena Diagnostics is the exclusive licensee, are invalid. 7 February 2019