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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a ruling of a district court which favoured Cadila Healthcare and Zydus in a patent dispute against Shire. 10 May 2017
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Sanofi and Regeneron have filed the latest round of their appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a bid to stop an injunction against Praluent. 9 May 2017
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Four generic companies have pushed a district court to dismiss competition allegations against them, stating that the latest amendments made by American Sales Company in a class action complaint are “purely cosmetic” and add no new factual allegations. 9 May 2017
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A judge at the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has handed down a final judgment in a patent dispute between Eli Lilly and Sun Pharmaceutical favouring Eli Lilly. 3 May 2017
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The number of Abbreviated New Drug Application disputes filed in 2016 represented a drop for the first time in three years, the newly published “Hatch-Waxman ANDA Litigation Report 2017” has said. 2 May 2017
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled yesterday that a patent is invalid if the invention was sold before being patented, even if the invention was not publicly disclosed. 2 May 2017
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The US District Court for the District of Delaware has dismissed a dispute between Apotex and Allergan after the companies entered into a settlement agreement. 28 April 2017
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Eli Lilly must pay Germany-based pharmaceutical company Erfindergemeinschaft UroPep $20 million for patent infringement. 25 April 2017
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A disagreement over how pharma patents in Brazil are examined seems to have come to an end, as Breno Souza, Luisa Rezende and Silvia Costa of Clarke Modet & Co Brazil report. 25 April 2017
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals and Sandoz have filed a motion to dismiss competition allegations made by Amphastar Pharmaceuticals. 24 April 2017