Pharma news
Americas
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has denied an information request by a Native American tribe, deeming it improper for a number of reasons. 8 January 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has handed Apotex a win in a dispute over a tablet coating. 8 January 2018
Americas
Biotech company Arvinas has announced a multi-year research collaboration and licence agreement with global pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer. 5 January 2018
Americas
Litigation-focused firm Robins Kaplan has promoted nine lawyers so far in 2018, including five IP lawyers in its Silicon Valley, Minneapolis, and Boston offices. 5 January 2018
Americas
A Native American tribe that has signed a patent deal with Allergan has requested information on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges overseeing inter partes reviews involving the tribe. 4 January 2018
Americas
The US Food and Drug Administration revealed additional steps aimed at encouraging generic competition today. 3 January 2018
Americas
AstraZeneca has sold the US rights and New Drug Applications to four drugs to ANI Pharmaceuticals, a speciality pharmaceutical company. 3 January 2018
Americas
Mallinckrodt has revealed plans to acquire biopharmaceutical company Sucampo Pharmaceuticals for $1.2 billion. 2 January 2018
Asia
Médecins Sans Frontières has challenged a patent application filed by Gilead in China, claiming that the rejection of the patent would “pave the way towards the availability of affordable generic versions”. 21 December 2017
Pharma
France’s competition regulator has fined Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen-Cilag €25 million for delaying generic versions of the pain drug Durogesic. 21 December 2017