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The National System for the Management of Genetic Heritage (SisGen) has been officially launched in Brazil. 14 November 2017
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On November 7, the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on IP took part in the “Sovereign Immunity and the Intellectual Property System” hearing. 13 November 2017
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that two Sanofi-owned patents are not invalid as obvious. 10 November 2017
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Sovereign immunity has been used to harm the IP system in recent years, according to Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. 9 November 2017
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The Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court has invalidated a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) owned by Gilead. 9 November 2017
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Generic drugs maker Accord Healthcare has lost a battle to have a patent invalidated at the English High Court. 8 November 2017
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has backed a ruling by the US Patent and Trademark Office which invalidated a patent owned by the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. 8 November 2017
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Switzerland-based Roche has confirmed it will provide a cancer drug free of charge after an altercation with the Greek government. 7 November 2017
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Cindy Ahn, a former counsel at Schiff Hardin, has joined private equity firm Longford Capital to help handle demand for litigation finance among life sciences and biotech firms. 6 November 2017
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Pharmaceutical companies have entered into fewer potential ‘pay-for-delay’ patent settlements for the second year in a row, following the US Supreme Court’s decision in FTC v Actavis. 6 November 2017