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Big Pharma
Pharmaceutical companies will suffer an estimated $65 billion drop in sales over the next five years due to the expiry of patents protecting several leading drugs, according to a UK research and consulting firm. 12 December 2014
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Supernus and its subsidiary Galderma have had their Oracea (doxycycline) acne treatment drug protected from a generic challenge, in a decision dubbed the “first of its kind”. 11 December 2014
Europe
Law firm King & Spalding has appointed a partner to its office in Washington, DC. 10 December 2014
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Merck has said it will press on with an $8.4 billion buyout of Cubist Pharmaceuticals despite a court ruling that could pave the way for a generic version of a lucrative Cubist drug. 10 December 2014
Americas
Novartis’s generic arm Sandoz has failed to win a patent case regarding its biosimilar version of Amgen’s psoriasis and arthritis drug Enbrel (etanercept). 9 December 2014
Americas
A US court has spared drug companies AstraZeneca and Ranbaxy Laboratories a potentially hefty fine after ruling that a ‘pay-for-delay’ deal between them did not violate antitrust grounds. 8 December 2014
Americas
US research centre the Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard has entered into a worldwide licensing deal with Editas Medicines, granting it access to IP covering genome technology and human therapeutic applications. 5 December 2014
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a decision on patent claims for a drug used to treat anorexia and cachexia in AIDS patients. 4 December 2014
Americas
Drugs companies Cipla and Meda Pharmaceuticals have sued Canada-based Apotex as they seek to protect the nasal spray Dymista (Azelastine hydrochloride, fluticasone propionate). 3 December 2014
Asia-Pacific
Japanese drug maker Otsuka Holdings has agreed to buy Avanir Pharmaceuticals as part of a multi-billion dollar deal that could ease its potential patent woes. 2 December 2014