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Americas
Panellists discussing global patent enforceability at the Life Sciences Patent Network North America event have expressed optimism over the Unified Patent Court (UPC), despite uncertainty about its implementation. 26 April 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a finding that pharmaceutical company Merck had engaged in misconduct and was not allowed to bring an action against Gilead. 26 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
China’s State Intellectual Property Office has granted Merck KGaA a patent covering its CRISPR technology used in a genomic-integration method for eukaryotic cells. 26 April 2018
Big Pharma
Advocate General Melchior Wathelet has advised the Court of Justice of the European Union on a case involving a supplementary protection certificate. 25 April 2018
Europe
Genomic Health, a California-based company that focuses on genetic research in cancer detection, has failed to overturn a trademark decision in Europe. 24 April 2018
Americas
Procter & Gamble has announced plans to buy the consumer health business of Merck KGaA for €3.4 billion. 24 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
Japan-based Takeda has upped its offer to buy Ireland-headquartered Shire for the fourth time, raising its bid to approximately £44 billion. 23 April 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has revived a patent infringement dispute involving a former subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and Medinol, a company that focuses on cardiovascular intervention. 23 April 2018
Americas
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Allergan have filed a brief in a dispute over whether tribal sovereign immunity can protect patents from the inter partes review (IPR) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). 20 April 2018