MedTech news
Americas
Medical device company OrthoAccel Technologies has filed a complaint against Propel Orthodontics for patent infringement. 5 July 2017
Americas
Eye care company Ocusoft has dropped its allegations over false advertising and patent infringement against Walgreens, a US-based pharmacy store chain. 4 July 2017
MedTech
Now that Costa Rica has allowed adult stem cells to be used as part of regenerative therapies, the country should be able to attract more investment, say María del Pilar López and Esteban Monge of Zürcher Lawyers. 4 July 2017
Americas
Diagnostic company Hologic has filed a complaint against Fujifilm for allegedly infringing its patents covering a breast imaging system. 29 June 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated and remanded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to invalidate a foetal testing patent. 28 June 2017
Pharma
Panellists discussed the potential impact of the UK’s decision to leave the EU on patents yesterday at the 2017 BIO International Convention. 22 June 2017
Americas
Academic patents and their subsequent licensing contributed up to $1.3 trillion to US industry gross output between 1996 and 2015, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization has found. 22 June 2017
MedTech
A handful of high-profile disputes over medical use patents have been decided in Japan, as Osamu Yamamoto of Yuasa and Hara reports. 21 June 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court’s ruling in a dispute over diagnostic tests for cardiovascular diseases. 19 June 2017
Asia
India’s regulatory environment surrounding pharmaceuticals and medical devices needs to evolve in order to unlock the industries’ true potential, says Kirit Javali of Jafa & Javali. 15 June 2017