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Americas
Trade secret suit allegedly cost the pharma company over $1bn | Chinese researcher who stole approximately 200 GSK documents avoids paying restitution | Economic warfare. 4 August 2022
Medtech
Judge urges $18m award in ‘horrific’ counterfeiting case | Counterfeits were ‘bacterially contaminated’ | Ethicon. 4 August 2022
Medtech
Leading healthcare tech company accused of infringing COVID-19 test design | Cellex has asked court for injunctive relief | Siemens. 2 August 2022
Americas
Dispute centres on Xifaxan, used to treat irritable bowel syndrome | ‘Significant hurdle’ cleared in bringing drug to market | Bausch wins partial victory after Alvogen subsidiary failed to show that patent claims were obvious. 2 August 2022
Americas
Nevro sued over the launch of a 10kHz spinal cord stimulation system | Boston Scientific negotiates a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence. 2 August 2022
Big Pharma
Pharma firm joins with patent pool to expand access to HIV treatment | 90 countries set to benefit from preventative medicine 29 July 2022
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US senator lays into big pharma over ‘Republican-enabled’ tax schemes | Patents for cancer treatment Keytruda allegedly moved offshore. 28 July 2022
Big Pharma
German biotech and its US big pharma partner file counter complaint | Under-fire pair say they didn’t infringe patents | Claims reject earlier suit as an attempt to profit through legal threats. 28 July 2022
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Operation Silver Axe focused on ports and airports | Fake pesticides “harm farmers and their livelihoods” | Proliferation of counterfeits “deeply concerning” | EUIPO | Europol. 28 July 2022
Big Pharma
Localised production of pharmaceutical products at issue | First-ever WTO appeal of its kind settled by arbitration 26 July 2022