Pharma news
Americas
Speciality pharmaceutical company Supernus has settled patent disputes over Trokendi XR, a treatment for partial seizures, with US-based Zydus Pharmaceuticals and Actavis Laboratories. 13 March 2017
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Neos Therapeutics has entered into a licence agreement with Shire under which Neos has been granted a non-exclusive licence to certain patents. 13 March 2017
Americas
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board upheld Acorda Therapeutics’ patents covering the drug Ampyra in a case against Kyle Bass’s Coalition for Affordable Drugs in a decision handed down yesterday. 10 March 2017
Americas
US-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire a potential treatment for cystic fibrosis from Concert Pharmaceuticals, also in the US, for $160 million. 9 March 2017
Asia
Bayer has been defeated in a patent battle against India-based drugs companies Alembic Pharmaceuticals and Natco Pharma today. 8 March 2017
Americas
US-based biopharmaceutical company Arena Pharmaceuticals and Eisai, a drugs company based in Japan, have filed a complaint against Teva for patent infringement over a weight-loss generic drug. 8 March 2017
Americas
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has rejected Celltrion’s challenge against a Genentech patent centring on a method of treating rheumatoid arthritis, stating that the challenged patent did not show any reasonable likelihood of being invalid. 7 March 2017
Americas
Law firm Cooley has hired Ryan Sansom as a partner to enhance its life sciences practice in Boston. 6 March 2017
Americas
Drugs company Purdue Pharma has filed a complaint against US-based generics company Amneal Pharmaceuticals for alleged patent infringement. 3 March 2017
Americas
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has agreed to acquire Neurovance, a privately held clinical stage pharma company. 3 March 2017