MedTech news
Americas
As opportunistic price-gougers look to capitalise on the COVID-19 pandemic, brands such as 3M have turned to trademark law to try and stop them. Brian Michalek and Erin Westbrook of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr report. 11 June 2020
Asia
IP firm Rouse will collaborate with life sciences service provider Codex to support companies looking to enter the Chinese market. 4 June 2020
Europe
Israeli generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals must face infringement claims related to an asthma inhaler, an English judge has ruled. 3 June 2020
Africa
The World Health Organization has launched a COVID-19 technology pool, with 37 countries and multiple international partners and institutions rallying together to support the initiative. 29 May 2020
Asia-Pacific
The Australian government has ordered an investigation into the sale of counterfeit face masks in the country, following warnings from health experts and local media reports over the prevalence of fake equipment. 26 May 2020
Americas
Australian ear implants manufacturer Cochlear must pay $268 million for infringing a patent owned by a US medical research organisation. 20 May 2020
Americas
The US has joined consensus on a World Health Organization resolution on the global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but disassociated itself from the IP and reproductive health services wording within the resolution. 20 May 2020
Africa
The World Health Organization and Costa Rica will launch a technology pooling initiative to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 May 2020
Americas
The US Supreme Court should not take up a petition asking whether it’s a violation of the Fifth Amendment for patents issued before the enactment of the American Invents Act to be subjected to inter partes reviews, according to the US government. 13 May 2020
Americas
A trademark infringement complaint filed by 3M is “short on ultimate facts and long on inflammatory, derogatory, and conclusory assertions”, according to the company accused of price-gouging in the suit. 12 May 2020