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The US International Trade Commission is investigating certain endoscopic devices after a German medical devices company accused Japanese optical products manufacturer Olympus of patent infringement. 5 November 2019
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US President Donald Trump has nominated a new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. 5 November 2019
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An individual who manufactured and sold counterfeit fentanyl has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a US court. 4 November 2019
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Latham and Watkins has unveiled two new IP partners and one counsel as part of its annual appointments and promotions. 4 November 2019
Biotechnology
The Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has issued new communication summarising issues that will be discussed at a hearing on whether the EPO erred in its revocation of a patent owned by the Broad Institute. 4 November 2019
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Roche has entered into a $200 million agreement to licence Dicerna’s GalXC RNAi platform technology to develop novel therapies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. 31 October 2019
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has delivered a blow for Merck in a patent infringement dispute against Gilead, upholding one of its patents as invalid. 31 October 2019
Europe
Lawyers representing Italian medical devices company iVis Technologies have welcomed a decision of the European Patent Office to confirm the validity of one of the company’s patents, and are now pressing ahead with infringement claims against a German rival. 31 October 2019
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The Global Drug Facility, which provides tuberculosis treatments to those in need in 150 countries, has listed a new drug to its product catalogue. 31 October 2019
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Allergan has reached a $750 million deal to resolve antitrust litigation brought against its subsidiary Forest Laboratories over Alzheimer’s drug Namenda. 29 October 2019