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Biotechnology
The English High Court has ruled that a patent licence can still be exclusive to a licensee when a third party has the option to also take a licence but has not done so. 19 December 2017
Big Pharma
The European Commission has closed an investigation into Roche which centred on the company’s pharmacovigilance duties. 19 December 2017
Americas
WilmerHale has promoted Heather Petruzzi and Andrew Danford to partner. 19 December 2017
Americas
UK-based diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec has settled a patent infringement dispute with Qiagen, a provider of sample and assay technologies for molecular diagnostics. 18 December 2017
Americas
State law cannot force drug makers to participate in the ‘patent dance’ provided for by the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act. 15 December 2017
Big Pharma
While the impact of the European Medicines Agency’s relocation from London to Amsterdam is unknown, industry and government will try to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of medicines regulation, says Rachel Bradley of Penningtons Manches. 15 December 2017
Big Pharma
France-headquartered Sanofi presented key updates to its research and development strategy yesterday, outlining three key shifts. 15 December 2017
Americas
US-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics have revealed plans to jointly develop and commercialise an investigational gene-editing treatment. 14 December 2017
Big Pharma
The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal from a Spanish laboratory which had sought to have part of a European Union Intellectual Property Office trademark decision annulled. 14 December 2017
Americas
Allergan has boosted its focus on women’s health with the acquisition of Repros Therapeutics, a development stage biopharmaceutical company. 13 December 2017