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US-based Insys Therapeutics has succeeded in its bid to prove that two of the claims in a patent owned by British company GW Pharmaceuticals were covered by a prior invention. 17 January 2019
Pharma
Lawyers have told LSIPR they are concerned about the continuing UK political uncertainty having a negative impact on life sciences investment and the Unified Patent Court. 17 January 2019
Americas
US law firm McGuire Woods is expanding its life sciences patent litigation team with the addition of three partners in its New York office. 15 January 2019
Pharma
Multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi has entered into a licensing agreement with Paris-based biopharmaceutical company Biomunex. 15 January 2019
Americas
US-based Amerigen Pharmaceuticals has lost in its bid to prove that claims in a patent owned by biopharmaceutical company UCB were covered by a prior invention. 14 January 2019
Pharma
The number of international investors in life sciences start-ups in the Catalonia region in Spain has multiplied by ten in the last five years, according to a new report. 10 January 2019
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Gilead Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company based in the US, has entered into a licensing and collaboration agreement with South Korean healthcare company Yuhan. 10 January 2019
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Los Angeles-based law firm Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht has hired two partners to its New York office. 9 January 2019
Pharma
The UK government has published further guidance on the regulation of medicines, medical devices and clinical trials in the event of a no-deal Brexit. 8 January 2019
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American pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company has announced a deal to acquire Loxo Oncology in a $8 billion deal. 7 January 2019