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Americas
Forest Laboratories and Allergan have filed a complaint against generic company Sun Pharma for patent infringement. 4 July 2017
Medtech
Now that Costa Rica has allowed adult stem cells to be used as part of regenerative therapies, the country should be able to attract more investment, say María del Pilar López and Esteban Monge of Zürcher Lawyers. 4 July 2017
Americas
A Houston woman was brought to court on Wednesday, June 28, for smuggling counterfeit drugs into the US. 3 July 2017
Americas
The Supreme Court of Canada has handed down a ruling rejecting the ‘promise doctrine’. 3 July 2017
Genetics
Despite their great ability to fight diseases, gene therapies face tough challenges from an IP and regulatory perspective in Mexico, as Hector Chagoya and Mariana Gonzalez of Becerril, Coca & Becerril report. 3 July 2017
Americas
Teva and Mylan have agreed to dismiss a patent infringement dispute centring on Copaxone, a treatment for multiple sclerosis. 30 June 2017
Europe
The European Patent Office has amended its regulations to exclude plants and animals obtained by an essentially biological breeding process from patentability. 30 June 2017
Europe
Almost one year after the US Supreme Court’s Halo decision, companies should consider a handful of best practices to reduce the risk of paying enhanced damages for wilful patent infringement, as Lynde Herzbach of Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch reports. 30 June 2017
Biotechnology
An advice system for labelling products in Mexico has been extended to food and non-alcoholic beverages. Daniel Sanchez and Victor Ramirez of Olivares report on how the regime works in practice. 30 June 2017
Genetics
Marisa Moura Momoli of Di Blasi, Parente & Associados looks at the fast-developing CRISPR/Cas9 technology and discusses its patentability in Brazil. 29 June 2017