Pharma news
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories, a subsidiary of Sun Pharma, has confirmed it has settled a patent lawsuit filed against Allergan. 15 October 2015
Americas
Law firm BakerHostetler has hired Allen Sokal as counsel in the firm’s intellectual property group in Washington, DC. 15 October 2015
Asia
The High Court of Australia’s decision in Myriad has led some observers to hit the panic button and demand immediate legislative change, but only isolated naturally-occurring genes are affected and the ruling should be read in that light, says Grant Shoebridge of Shelston IP. 15 October 2015
Americas
The double assessment of trademark applications for pharmaceutical products can cause problems for intellectual property owners, lawyers have claimed. 13 October 2015
Americas
Drug maker Mylan has been sued by pharmaceutical company Flamel Ireland for allegedly infringing a patent covering Coreg CR. 12 October 2015
Americas
Hedge fund manger Kyle Bass has secured his first inter partes review trial after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board instituted a challenge against a patent owned by biopharmaceutical company Shire. 9 October 2015
Americas
A US resident has been charged with trafficking counterfeit erectile dysfunction pills, the government has revealed. 8 October 2015
Pharma
The CJEU’s decision on how an SPC term is to be determined is likely to be welcomed by applicants and owners, but the court has left them to work out how to apply the ruling, say Natalia Wegner-Cribbs and Daniel Wise of Carpmaels & Ransford. 8 October 2015
Americas
Law firm Goodwin Procter has promoted five lawyers to partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice, including two life sciences specialists. 5 October 2015
Americas
The US Federal Trade Commission has intervened in a ‘product hopping’ dispute concerning an acne treatment drug. 2 October 2015