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Bausch & Lomb has accused a Nashville-based ophthalmic company of infringing two patents covering its eye-brightening drops, Lumify. 26 October 2021
Big Pharma
Eli Lilly will have to pay undetermined royalties from the net sale of its diabetes treatment to Research Corporation Technologies, an Arizona judge has ruled. 21 October 2021
Americas
Law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has announced the addition of Stuart Pollack to the firm’s New York office as a partner on the patent litigation team. 21 October 2021
Asia
Pfizer is seeking to block a generic version of its cancer drug Ibrance from entering the market until the patent covering the drug expires in May 2036. 21 October 2021
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Foley & Lardner has hired a team of four former Maschoff Brennan attorneys to run a new IP litigation office in Salt Lake City. 21 October 2021
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For decades the European Commission and EU member states have worked towards creating a pan-European Unified Patent Court. In August the German Constitutional Court issued a landmark decision taking us a step closer to this being a reality. 21 October 2021
Generics
Azurity Pharmaceuticals has sued Massachusetts drug company Bionpharma, claiming that its generic of Azurity’s Epaned product infringes on a brand new patent. 19 October 2021
Americas
Apple has secured the backing of a major pharmaceutical industry trade association, as it seeks to persuade the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to revisit a case centring on a pair of health sensor patents. 19 October 2021
Generics
AstraZeneca has convinced a federal court to uphold challenged claims of a patent related to its diabetes drug Farxiga. 19 October 2021
Big Pharma
A group of 12 Democratic Party members, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have co-signed a letter calling for the Biden administration to share Moderna’s vaccine technology. 14 October 2021