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Americas
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System and cancer research company Gensetix have filed a patent complaint against Baylor College of Medicine, Diakonos Research and an inventor called William Decker. 5 April 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed rulings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that two of Novartis’s patents are obvious. 5 April 2017
Big Pharma
A five-year dispute between Eli Lilly and Actavis over a cancer drug is being heard today at the UK Supreme Court. 4 April 2017
Americas
A man based in New Jersey has been charged in connection with a scheme to smuggle misbranded drugs into the US. 4 April 2017
Biotechnology
European developments surrounding the patentability of plants and animals have become rather political, but there are ways for patentees to mitigate the effects of political influence over the patenting process, writes Jane Wainwright of Potter Clarkson. 4 April 2017
Americas
AbbVie has filed a declaratory judgment against Novartis, alleging that its patents covering the treatment of hepatitis C virus are invalid. 3 April 2017
Americas
A Delaware district court has invalidated four patents owned by Acorda Therapeutics after the company and Alkermes Pharma Ireland alleged that Apotex, Mylan, Roxane Laboratories and Teva infringed them. 3 April 2017
Americas
The US District Court for the District of Delaware has upheld AstraZenca’s patents protecting Zomig in a dispute with generic manufacturer Lannett. 31 March 2017
Americas
The US District Court for the District of Delaware has ordered IP licensing company Orthophoenix to pay medical device maker Medtronic’s legal fees in a patent dispute between Orthophoenix and Stryker, a medical technology company. 31 March 2017
Asia
Agriculture company Monsanto has lost a patent and trademark dispute against Indian agribusiness Nuziveedu Seeds. 30 March 2017