MedTech news
Americas
The Indiana Bioscience Research Institute (IBRI) ,a non-profit research organisation, has partnered with four Indiana-based universities to license life sciences technologies. 11 September 2017
Europe
Genetic sequencing company Illumina has filed a patent infringement suit against Premaitha Health, a molecular diagnostics company, in the English High Court. 8 September 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court decision which stated that CardiAQ is not entitled to injunctive relief, despite a $91 million damages payout from Neovasc. 5 September 2017
Americas
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order combating the anticompetitive effects resulting from Baxter’s proposed $625 million acquisition of Claris’s injectable drugs business. 31 August 2017
Pharma
The practical implications of Brexit, including on the Unified Patent Court, were the focus of a roundtable discussion at Life Sciences Patent Network North America, an industry event. 31 August 2017
Americas
Brazil’s Ministry of Health has published the entire list of the 2017 proposals to be considered for the Partnership for Product Development. 25 August 2017
Americas
Abbott Laboratories has fended off patent infringement claims filed by Enzo Biochem after convincing a US court that the patents did not describe the invention in a sufficient way. 22 August 2017
Americas
Johnson & Johnson has been handed another victory in its fight against counterfeits after being granted an injunction preventing several companies from selling “potentially deadly” versions of a blood glucose strip it produces. 21 August 2017
Americas
Procter & Gamble has failed to sue an alleged patent infringer after falling foul of the US Supreme Court’s clarification on appropriate venues for litigation. 21 August 2017
Americas
Biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific has dismissed its patent infringement action against DeNovix, US-based instrumentation business. 15 August 2017