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Lundbeck has lost an appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to waive €150 million ($176 million) in fines levied against itself and a group of five generics manufacturers over ‘pay-for-delay’ deals for its antidepressant generics. 30 March 2021
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The World Health Organization has warned the public of the danger of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines and urged people not to procure jabs outside of government channels. 29 March 2021
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The Federal Circuit has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision denying Stanford University a patent application for calculating parent genes. 26 March 2021
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The US Supreme Court has denied a petition from Argentum Pharmaceuticals to review a Federal Circuit ruling covering a multiple sclerosis treatment patent. 25 March 2021
Americas
In a win for a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, St Jude Medical, a US federal court has ruled that it did not infringe a patent for a catheter system owned by Niazi Licensing. 25 March 2021
Americas
Snyders Heart Valve has been successful in reviving patent claims in an on-going dispute against St Jude Medical. 25 March 2021
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Wilson Sonsini & Rosati has hired Mark Bellomy as a partner for the firm’s technology transaction practice in Boston. 23 March 2021
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Massachusetts-based biotechnology start-up Pyxis Oncology has secured a licensing deal with Pfizer for two of the pharmaceutical giant’s antibody-drug conjugates. 22 March 2021
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The establishment of the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board in 2012 changed the game for patent owners. And while life science patents have not always been under the spotlight, recent trends suggest more such patents are being reviewed than ever before. 22 March 2021
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Genevant Sciences has entered into a licence agreement for Takeda to develop and market a new liver fibrosis treatment. 18 March 2021