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At the 3rd C5 Forum on Biosimilars in London on Wednesday, a panel of lawyers and regulatory experts discussed the lie of the land for biosimilars. 5 December 2013
Americas
Speaking at Wednesday's C5 Congress on Biotech and Pharma Patenting in London, Michael McGraw, a partner from Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper and Scinto in New York, considered the line that separates natural and man-made products. 5 December 2013
Pharma
Novartis Pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit against US drug manufacturer Roxane Laboratories disputing an application for a schizophrenia drug. 3 December 2013
Asia-Pacific
Takeda has announced that Christophe Weber, a member of GlaxoSmithKline’s global corporate executive team, will be joining the company as chief operating officer by April next year. 2 December 2013
Americas
The US government has said it is now advocating a “differential” approach to policies on patenting drugs as part of continuing trade negotiations with Pacific countries. 29 November 2013
Asia
India is considering altering its requirements for filing drug patents in a bid to create more transparency in the pharmaceutical market, it has been claimed. 27 November 2013
Pharma
Drugmakers Teva and Mylan Inc have agreed to settle and dismiss pending patent litigation involving Teva's branded Copaxone product in the UK, France and the Netherlands. 26 November 2013
Americas
The US Supreme Court has refused a request from Teva to stay an appeals court order, meaning the pharmaceutical company will lose exclusivity on Copaxone in May next year, rather than in 2015. 20 November 2013
Americas
Aaron Cooper, chief counsel for IP and antitrust law in the US Senate Judiciary Committee, is to join law firm Covington & Burling LLP. 13 November 2013
Americas
The FTC has issued final changes to the premerger notification rules that require pharmaceutical companies to report certain proposed patent right acquisitions to the commission and US Department of Justice for antitrust review. 13 November 2013