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Dietary supplements company Elysium Health has convinced a Delaware court to invalidate two vitamin B3 patents belonging to rival ChromaDex and Dartmouth College. 23 September 2021
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Supernus Pharmaceuticals has once again accused Indian generic drugmaker Zydus Cadila and its US unit of allegedly infringing 10 patents with its copycat of Trokendi XR (topiramate), a drug for migraines and seizures. 20 September 2021
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Just 12 African countries have hit WHO’s 10% vaccination target as supply chain issues worsen. 16 September 2021
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Intel has backed Mylan's bid to convince the US Supreme Court to remove the controversial NHK-Fintiv rule, on the basis that it is “unlawful”. 16 September 2021
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Canadian pharma firm Bausch Health has agreed to settle an antitrust suit where it was accused of holding an illegal monopoly on the diabetes drug Glumetza. 13 September 2021
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Australia will waive IP protections for COVID-19 vaccines to enable more cost-effective copycat versions to be manufactured in developing countries, in the wake of mounting pressure from human rights groups and governments worldwide. 9 September 2021
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Teva Pharmaceuticals has abandoned its lawsuit against Amicus Therapeutics, which it had accused of contravening a US federal law designed to help generic makers bring cost-effective biosimilars to market. 7 September 2021
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In a victory for Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the validity of a pair of patents covering blood clot treatment, Eliquis. 6 September 2021
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Mylan Pharmaceutical and Edwards Lifesciences have joined a petition urging the US Supreme Court to order the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reconsider inter partes review petitions that have been denied due to the NHK-Fintiv rule. 31 August 2021
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South Korean officials have urged the US government to help Korean companies gain access to IP related to producing COVID-19 jabs. 31 August 2021