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Americas
Myriad has failed to stop Ambry offering genetic tests using the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, but Ambry raised a
substantial question about the validity of the claims of Myriad’s patents, as MaryAnne Armstrong reports. 31 March 2014
Asia
While Western pharmaceutical companies struggle to enforce their IP rights in India, Roche has taken an unorthodox but surprisingly effective stance, as Debashish Banerjee and Shukadev Khuraijam explain. 28 February 2014
Americas
Apexigen uses antibodies derived from rabbits to develop therapies for diseases that are difficult to treat. LSIPR found out how it protects its novel technologies. 28 February 2014
Europe
Recent CJEU decisions on SPCs have brought little clarity to the meaning of ‘product’, and a recent Advocate General opinion in Bayer CropScience AG threatens to muddy the waters even further, says Paul England. 28 February 2014
Europe
A new referral to the CJEU should shed light on the extent of the so-called Bolar exemption in Europe, says Bernd Allekotte. 28 February 2014
Big Pharma
Several of the world’s 10 top-selling drugs lose exclusivity this year. LSIPR takes a look at the products, their major competitors, and their manufacturers’ strategies for keeping a grasp of market share. 19 February 2014
Big Pharma
Common themes, in particular in the context of second medical use claims and dosage regimes, are on the radar of the UK courts, as Jennifer Antcliff and Dennis Waller report. 19 February 2014
Big Pharma
The CJEU has delivered its judgment in three SPC cases, in an attempt to address fundamental issues in the SPC Regulation, as well as uncertainties arising from earlier rulings. Although questions have been answered, others have been raised, say David Carling and Michael Pears. 19 February 2014
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The rise of so-called personalised medicine presents new challenges and opportunities for drugs companies, says Robert Andrews. 19 February 2014
Biotechnology
Second and further medical use claims provide companies and patent lawyers with interesting opportunities, as Caroline Pallard explains. 19 February 2014