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The English High Court made its decision on the UK Hospira and Cubist Pharmaceuticals patent dispute last Friday, June 10, concluding that three Cubist-owned patents are invalid. 15 June 2016
Americas
Leo Pharma has filed suit against Perrigo in the US District Court for the District of Delaware alleging patent infringement. 14 June 2016
Americas
AstraZeneca has filed a citizen petition to the US Food and Drug Administration requesting it to wait until 2023 before approving generic versions of Crestor, a cholesterol treatment. 14 June 2016
Americas
US authorities arrested three individuals on Friday, June 10 on suspicion of running a counterfeit drug operation. 13 June 2016
Americas
Colombia’s government will set a new price for Novartis’s cancer drug Gleevec following a recent dispute. 13 June 2016
Americas
Teva Pharmaceutical announced last Friday, June 10, that the US District Court for the District of Delaware ruled that four patents for the Treanda injection are valid. 13 June 2016
Pharma
Law firm Allen & Overy has hired Marjan Noor as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in London. 10 June 2016
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Merck has bought Afferent Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth $500 million. 10 June 2016
Americas
IP and innovation in Mexico has come a long way, and the country’s part in international trade treaties will provide further great opportunities, says Nuria Becerril of Becerril, Coca & Becerril. 10 June 2016
Americas
A US court has overturned an earlier ruling in which Merck was awarded $200 million in damages for patent infringement after finding that the pharmaceutical company had engaged in misconduct. 9 June 2016