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The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision that AstraZeneca’s patent for a sustained release formulation of anti-psychotic drug quetiapine is invalid. 10 May 2013
Americas
Pfizer has announced it will sell its erectile dysfunction pill Viagra online in an effort to counter the rising threat of bogus online pharmacies. 9 May 2013
Americas
Acura Pharmaceuticals has sued Ranbaxy Laboratories to keep it from releasing a generic version of its immediate release tablet formulation of painkiller Oxecta. 1 May 2013
Americas
Baker & McKenzie has hired Christian Alejandro López-Silva as head of its pharmaceutical and life sciences group in Mexico. 30 April 2013
Americas
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive agreement to sell four of its patents related to the use of the romidepsin injection to Celgene Corporation. 30 April 2013
Americas
Generic drug-maker Actavis believes it will earn profits of around $100 million in the next two years from licensing patents owned by Purdue Pharma LP. 29 April 2013
Asia
Indian pharmaceutical company Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals has entered into a partnership with new European biopharmaceutical company Allecra Therapeutics. 25 April 2013
Americas
The US Federal Trade Commission has published its annual report for 2012, in which it remains critical of “pay-for-delay” patent settlements. 24 April 2013
Big Pharma
The UK Office of Fair Trading has accused GlaxoSmithKline of abusing its market dominance and infringing UK competition law by paying rivals to delay releasing generic versions of its anti-depressant Seroxat. 19 April 2013
Americas
Japanese pharma Shionogi has brought a lawsuit against Hospira Inc to keep it from marketing a generic version of Shionogi’s Doribax, alleging it infringes one of the company’s patents. 19 April 2013