Pharma news
Americas
Samantha Salim and Kene Gallois of Daniel Legal & IP Strategy investigate how Brazil’s patent office and health regulatory agency are coping with the complicated examination of pharmaceutical patent applications. 24 October 2017
Americas
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the owner of dry eye disease treatment Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion), has hit back at Mylan for questioning its sovereign immunity. 24 October 2017
Pharma
Patentees should ensure their applications meet the plausibility standard right from the start, says Iain Armstrong of HGF, who investigates one of the
developing challenges facing patentability in the life sciences field. 24 October 2017
Pharma
The EU General Court has affirmed a decision that a trademark application for ‘SeboCalm’ is confusingly similar to the earlier word mark ‘Sebotherm’. 23 October 2017
Americas
A San Diego-based company has announced plans to sell a generic version of Allergan’s dry eye disease treatment Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion), just days after four patents covering the drug were invalidated. 23 October 2017
Pharma
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and The Medicines Company UK are facing a claim for declaratory relief over supplementary protection certificates requested by biotech company Silence Therapeutics. 20 October 2017
Pharma
Europe’s highest court has found that in parallel lawsuits dealing with an identical trademark, the first court must take priority over the second—but not in all cases. 19 October 2017
Americas
A US judge has said Allergan’s controversial patent licensing deal with a Native American tribe could spell the end for the inter partes review. 17 October 2017
Americas
A patent counsel at Eli Lilly discussed a recent dispute pitting Amgen against Sanofi and Regeneron, saying an appeals court ruling was convoluted. 17 October 2017
Pharma
The House of Lords is hearing from companies and regulators today on issues including the government’s life sciences strategy and Brexit’s impact on the industry. 17 October 2017