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Americas
A $2.3 trillion spending bill passed by the US Congress yesterday, December 21 includes a proposed change to the laws concerning biologic drugs. 22 December 2020
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday, December 21, upheld Eli Lilly’s success in barring the sale of a copycat version of cancer treatment Alimta (pemetrexed disodium). 22 December 2020
Big Pharma
The US International Trade Commission has sided in favour of AbbVie/Allergan, which argued that a rival should be prevented from importing a low-cost version of its Botox treatment into the US for 21 months, because it had stolen trade secrets. 18 December 2020
Generics
The UK is facing a divergence in supplementary protection certificate regulations across the Irish Sea post-Brexit. 17 December 2020
Americas
Eli Lilly is expanding its genetics business with the $880 million purchase of Prevail Therapeutics, in a deal that could rise to more than $1 billion. 17 December 2020
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Join our panel to discuss the latest news and its implications for Second Medical Use of Patents. 17 December 2020
Americas
Medical device company Nevro has agreed to drop a patent infringement suit which accused Boston Scientific of infringing patents related to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy. 16 December 2020
Big Pharma
Between Brexit and COVID-19, 2020 has had seismic implications for the life sciences industries. Sally Shorthose and Rumana Khanom of Bird & Bird report. 15 December 2020
Big Pharma
A California judge has allowed a patent attorney to proceed with his claims against Allergan which allege the pharmaceutical company fraudulently obtained patents to monopolise pricing. 15 December 2020
Americas
AstraZeneca has announced it will acquire Boston-based biopharmaceutical company Alexion Pharmaceuticals, in what is potentially the biggest life sciences deal of this year. 14 December 2020