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Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s decision that manufacturer W L Gore & Associates infringed a patent owned by medical device maker Bard Peripheral Vascular, bringing to an end a dispute that stems from more than 40 years ago. 14 January 2015
Europe
UK regulatory body the Medicines and Healthcare and Products Regulatory Agency has successfully taken down more than 1,600 websites, some of which were selling counterfeit drugs. 13 January 2015
Europe
Biopharmaceutical company Shire has agreed a multi-billion pound deal to buy US business NPS Pharmaceuticals, which operates in the same industry. 12 January 2015
Asia
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has been handed victory after the Indian Patent Office reversed a ruling that had granted a patent to US company Abbott Biotechnology for its anti-arthritis drug Humira (adalimumab). 9 January 2015
Americas
Pharmaceutical companies Teva and Mylan have each been granted permission to market a generic version of Novartis’s blood pressure treatment Diovan (valsartan) in the US. 8 January 2015
Big Pharma
Police in the UK have charged a man after accusing him of selling counterfeit drugs including erectile dysfunction and abortion medicines online. 7 January 2015
Americas
The US Food and Drug Administration has recommended that an application by pharmaceutical company Novartis to market a biosimilar version of Amgen’s cancer drug Neupogen (filgrastim) be approved. 5 January 2015
Americas
US pharmaceutical company Strategic Science and Technologies has signed an option agreement with “one of the world’s largest over-the-counter healthcare companies” to commercialise one of its ibuprofen products. 22 December 2014
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The battle between innovative pharma companies and generic drug rivals is a constant source of interest. 19 December 2014
Americas
A US biotechnology company that was on the winning side of an EU court ruling surrounding the patentability of certain organisms has said it “clears the way” for patents in Europe. 19 December 2014