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Drug companies Gilead and Mylan are expanding their licensing agreement covering hepatitis C treatment to include two new products. 29 January 2015
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A group of health organisations has urged US President Barack Obama to support India as a provider of low-cost generic medicines around the world. 28 January 2015
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Genetic diagnostic companies Myriad Genetics and Pathway Genomics have settled their patent dispute involving BRCA gene testing. 27 January 2015
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The US Supreme Court has sent back three patent cases to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for further consideration following its ruling on Teva v Sandoz last Tuesday. 27 January 2015
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Generic drug makers Sandoz, Mylan and Natco have asked the US Supreme Court to immediately put into effect its ruling on the validity of a patent covering Teva’s multi-billion dollar multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. 27 January 2015
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The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has upheld class certification in the Nexium pay-for-delay case. 26 January 2015
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Eli Lilly has sued health care company Fresenius for allegedly infringing a patent covering its $2 billion-a-year lung cancer drug Alimta. 26 January 2015
Europe
The English High Court has said it will not send a patent infringement case filed by Pfizer-owned Warner-Lambert Company against Actavis to trial, finding there was no “serious issue”. 22 January 2015
Americas
Teva has filed for a declaratory judgment that it did not infringe patents belonging to AstraZeneca and Amylin Pharmaceuticals that protect diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide). 21 January 2015
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Police in Canada have seized thousands of counterfeit drugs as part of an operation that targeted gangs including the Hells Angels. 21 January 2015