Pharma news
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Takeda has recovered a domain name that is confusingly similar to its trademark. 26 April 2016
Pharma
Genetics analysis company Illumina has sued Switzerland-based Genoma. 22 April 2016
Americas
Unlike in the EU, Canada does not have additional pharma patent protection to compensate for regulatory delays, but that looks set to change, as Shirley Liang, an IP lawyer in Canada, explains. 21 April 2016
Americas
Law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has hired Keeto Sabharwal as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in Washington, DC. 21 April 2016
Americas
German pharmaceutical company Merck has hit back at claims that it violated a trademark coexistence agreement with US-based Merck Sharp & Dohme. 20 April 2016
Asia
Indian-based drugs companies BDR Pharmaceutical and Lee Pharmaceutical have reportedly abandoned their attempt to produce generic versions of two drugs developed by AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb. 18 April 2016
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Allergan has sued India-based Famy Care, accusing it of infringing a patent covering a drug used to treat chronic dry eye. 15 April 2016
Pharma
Law firm Dentons has hired Campbell Forsyth as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in London. 14 April 2016
Americas
The University of Wolverhampton has been granted a US patent for a new bowel cancer drug. 13 April 2016
Africa
The US has been ranked as the country that contributes most to global biopharmaceutical innovation through the use of its policies. 11 April 2016