Pharma news
Americas
Amgen has accused India-based Emcure Pharmaceuticals of patent infringement, in a bid to protect its drug Sensipar. 10 September 2018
Americas
Seven states have urged the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to rehear a decision rejecting the use of tribal sovereign immunity in the inter partes review process. 10 September 2018
Americas
The misuse of federal drug programmes by branded pharmaceutical companies is costing the US healthcare system $13.4 billion per year in lost savings, a report commissioned by a generics trade group has claimed. 6 September 2018
Pharma
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired a new IP team to boost its office in Milan. 5 September 2018
Americas
Italy-based research organisation IRBM has signed a new agreement with Merck & Co in the peptides therapeutics area, extending the parties’ long-standing collaboration. 5 September 2018
Pharma
The European Medicines Agency has reportedly put a stop to the UK’s role in evaluating new EU medicines for sale as Brexit looms. 4 September 2018
Americas
As the tide of M&A activity continues to rise across the life sciences industry, LSIPR speaks to Tracy MacNeal of Ximedica on what’s driving the trend and the pitfalls to be aware of. 4 September 2018
Asia
The Bombay High Court has imposed Rs 1.5 crore of costs on a pharmaceutical company which infringed India-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals’ trademarks. 3 September 2018
Americas
Mark Remus of Brinks Gilson & Lione discusses two patent-related challenges for generic pharmaceutical companies and how they might be overcome. 3 September 2018
Americas
A former GSK researcher has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets, in what prosecutors said was a scheme to benefit a Chinese pharmaceutical company. 3 September 2018