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Indian chemical manufacturer UPL has been ordered to pay US-based AgroFresh Solutions $31 million after a jury ruled that it had stolen the company’s trade secrets and infringed one of its patents. 15 October 2019
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The Philippines’ deputy IP chief has warned e-commerce platforms that they could be made liable for the sale of counterfeit goods on their sites under new legislation, amid fears over the spread of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. 15 October 2019
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US biotechnology company Qrons has obtained a world exclusive licence for IP related to 3D printable materials in the fields of human and animal health from Dartmouth University. 15 October 2019
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Belgium head-quartered pharmaceutical company UCB is to acquire Ra Pharmaceuticals for approximately $2.1 billion. 14 October 2019
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Actavis Laboratories cannot market a generic version of Horizon Pharma’s knee pain treatment, an appeals court has ruled. 11 October 2019
Asia
Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine has agreed an artificial intelligence breast cancer drug discovery partnership worth a potential $200 million with a Chinese pharmaceutical company. 10 October 2019
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Johnson & Johnson has committed $500 million to research and development programmes over the next four years in a bid to eliminate HIV and tuberculosis across the world by 2030. 10 October 2019
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African drugmaker Aspen was able to increase its prices for fludrocortisone acetate tablets by 1,800% in the UK, as a result of collusion with two other firms, according to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. 9 October 2019
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California has become the first US state to ban pay-for-delay deals in the pharmaceutical industry. 9 October 2019
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The English High Court has sided with pharmaceutical company Vectura and Novartis-owned Sandoz in a passing off lawsuit brought by rival GSK. 8 October 2019