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Americas
The US Supreme Court has declined to review Eli Lilly’s patent infringement victory against Dr Reddy’s and Hospira. 16 June 2020
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Discussions around artificial intelligence (AI) and IP can sometimes be futuristic and trapped at the level of high-concept: whether machines can be inventors, for example. But at BIO Digital 2020, a panel of experts was on hand to provide a much more practical, down-to-earth guide to patenting AI inventions. 16 June 2020
Asia-Pacific
Swiss healthcare company Roche has partnered with Chinese biotech Innovent Biologics to develop cell therapies and bispecific antibodies. 15 June 2020
Europe
The European Commission wants to implement a unitary supplementary protection certificate, its top IP official has said. 11 June 2020
Americas
A coalition of attorneys general have taken 26 drugmakers, including Pfizer, Sandoz and Mylan, to court over the alleged price-fixing of topical generic drugs. 11 June 2020
Biotechnology
For a start-up looking to build a patent portfolio, where should you start—‘home-grown’ patents, or licensing others’ IP? 11 June 2020
Americas
As opportunistic price-gougers look to capitalise on the COVID-19 pandemic, brands such as 3M have turned to trademark law to try and stop them. Brian Michalek and Erin Westbrook of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr report. 11 June 2020
Americas
Concerns that IP is hindering the development of tools to fight the COVID-19 are unfounded, and now is the time that we need IP the most, according to big pharma representatives. 9 June 2020
Big Pharma
Monster Energy has failed to block a UK trademark filed by German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA. 9 June 2020
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has said it cannot award attorneys’ fees for proceedings before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 5 June 2020