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Allergan has transferred its patent rights for a dry eye treatment to a Native American tribe, in a bid to obtain immunity against an inter partes review (IPR). 11 September 2017
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Pierce Atwood has appointed MaryDilys Anderson as a patent partner in the firm’s Portsmouth, New Hampshire office. 11 September 2017
Europe
Genetic sequencing company Illumina has filed a patent infringement suit against Premaitha Health, a molecular diagnostics company, in the English High Court. 8 September 2017
Americas
Merck has revealed plans to boost its immune-oncology expertise with the acquisition of Germany-based Rigontec. 8 September 2017
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Forward Pharma has filed its opening brief in an appeal against a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). 7 September 2017
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Biotechnology companies Bioverativ and Bicycle Therapeutics have entered into an agreement to develop and commercialise therapies for haemophilia and sickle cell disease. 7 September 2017
Americas
There are two major challenges facing the life sciences IP arena, according to Larry Coury, senior director of dispute resolution at Regeneron. 7 September 2017
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Two biotech associations have filed litigation in a district court challenging the provisions of a Nevada law, saying it violates patent rights. 7 September 2017
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Industrial gases company Praxair has been cleared of patent infringement in a district court ruling after Mallinckrodt accused the company of infringing its respiratory treatment Inomax (nitric oxide). 6 September 2017
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The development of Canada’s exclusivity framework was the focus of a roundtable at Life Sciences Patent Network North America, hosted by LSPR in Boston. 5 September 2017