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The English High Court has referred a supplementary protection certificate dispute over Truvada to Europe’s highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union. 16 January 2017
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Sanofi and Genzyme have filed a complaint against Mylan for patent infringement over the drug Aubagio, a treatment for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. 13 January 2017
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a ruling by a district court giving a win to Eli Lilly in a patent case against Teva. 13 January 2017
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Rochester Drug Co-operative, a wholesaler serving community retail pharmacy and home healthcare dealers, has filed a class action complaint against Shire and Actavis in a competition case centring on ADHD drug Intuniv. 12 January 2017
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A US District Court has denied Sanofi and Regeneron’s motion to suspend an injunction which was obtained by Amgen earlier this month. 12 January 2017
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Squire Patton Boggs has hired Thomas Anderton as of counsel in its intellectual property and technology practice in San Francisco. 12 January 2017
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Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical has acquired Ariad Pharmaceuticals, a company which develops small-molecule medicines for cancer treatments, for $5.2 billion. 11 January 2017
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Healthcare company Fresenius Kabi has targeted Sagent Pharmaceuticals in a patent infringement lawsuit centring on generic versions of Naropin. 6 January 2017
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US-based law firm Offit Kurman has boosted its expertise in Virginia with the appointment of Christopher Raimund as a principal in the intellectual property practice. 5 January 2017
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Par Pharmaceutical has sought a declaratory judgment that it did not infringe patents belonging to Sumitomo and its subsidiary Sunovion that protect bipolar disorder drug Latuda. 5 January 2017