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Americas
German pharmaceutical company Merck has hit back at claims that it violated a trademark coexistence agreement with US-based Merck Sharp & Dohme. 20 April 2016
Biotechnology
New industry body the British Biosimilars Association has officially launched in the UK. 19 April 2016
Asia
Indian-based drugs companies BDR Pharmaceutical and Lee Pharmaceutical have reportedly abandoned their attempt to produce generic versions of two drugs developed by AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb. 18 April 2016
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Allergan has sued India-based Famy Care, accusing it of infringing a patent covering a drug used to treat chronic dry eye. 15 April 2016
Americas
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has agreed a licensing deal that it says will enable it to advance CRISPR/Cas gene-editing technology. 14 April 2016
Big Pharma
Law firm Dentons has hired Campbell Forsyth as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in London. 14 April 2016
Americas
The University of Wolverhampton has been granted a US patent for a new bowel cancer drug. 13 April 2016
Americas
Biotechnology company MorphoSys has sued both Janssen Biotech and Genmab in a patent infringement lawsuit centring on a drug used to treat myeloma, a form of cancer. 12 April 2016
Africa
The US has been ranked as the country that contributes most to global biopharmaceutical innovation through the use of its policies. 11 April 2016
Americas
Law firm Mishcon de Reya has hired David Rose as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property group in London. 11 April 2016