Pharma news
Pharma
Mathys & Squire has added Peter Arch and Craig Titmus to the firm’s partnership. 29 June 2018
Pharma
Switzerland’s highest court held that new supplementary protection certificates for combination products should be governed by the relevant EU law, in a dispute over a Swiss SPC owned by Gilead Sciences. 28 June 2018
Americas
AbbVie and Alphabet have committed a further $1 billion to fund Alphabet-backed Calico’s development of new therapies for patients with age-related diseases. 27 June 2018
Asia-Pacific
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said yesterday that it has sought to appeal against a decision by the Full Federal Court of Australia in a case involving Pfizer. 26 June 2018
Americas
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over whether confidential sales of an invention can trigger the on-sale bar and invalidate a patent under the America Invents Act. 26 June 2018
Pharma
Carpmaels & Ransford has added two life sciences lawyers to its partnership, effective from July 1. 25 June 2018
Americas
A US court handed victory to Eli Lilly late last week after finding that a drug for which Dr Reddy’s is seeking approval would infringe a patent covering cancer treatment Alimta. 25 June 2018
Pharma
The Court of Justice of the European Union today handed down its decision involving the parallel imports of medicines from new EU member states into existing ones. 22 June 2018
Americas
Biomedical research charity The Wellcome Trust has granted clinical-stage company Karuna Pharmaceuticals $8 million to further advance the clinical development of a schizophrenia treatment. 21 June 2018
Asia
Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has challenged a patent owned by Gilead in China. 20 June 2018