Pharma news
Americas
Canada-based pharmaceutical corporation Apotex has filed a complaint for declaratory judgment of non-infringement against medical company Alcon in a patent case over an ophthalmic solution product. 21 November 2016
Americas
Biotech company United Therapeutics Corporation has filed a complaint against US-based Par Pharmaceutical for infringement of patents covering Remodulin. 21 November 2016
Americas
Law firm Mayer Brown has made a number of promotions across its offices, with five appointments in the intellectual property practice. 21 November 2016
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court’s ruling holding that Camber Pharmaceuticals and Invagen Pharmaceuticals do not infringe Roxane Laboratories’ patent. 18 November 2016
Americas
The US Supreme Court has denied certiorari for Purdue Pharma in a dispute over four of its patents covering OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride) against Teva, Mylan, Amneal and Epic Pharma. 17 November 2016
Americas
The US District Court for the District Court of Delaware has ruled in favour of Sweden-based pharmaceutical company Orexo in a patent battle against Actavis over Zubsolv. 17 November 2016
Americas
India’s position on patenting genes borrows heavily from that of the US, but will the status quo change? Swarup Kumar of Remfry & Sagar reports. 17 November 2016
Africa
Pharmaceutical company Sanofi and its subsidiary Genzyme have recovered a domain name that infringed a trademark at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. 16 November 2016
Pharma
The English Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by US company Idenix Pharmaceuticals in a patent battle against Gilead Sciences. 15 November 2016
Americas
Allergan has filed a complaint against pharmaceutical wholesaler Amazon Medica in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division for alleged trademark infringement. 14 November 2016