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Biotechnology
The University of Texas is protected from being forced to become an involuntary plaintiff in an infringement suit because of sovereign immunity, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on Friday, July 24. 28 July 2020
Americas
A US federal appeals court has refused to block California’s ban on pay-for-delay deals in the generic drugs industry. 27 July 2020
Big Pharma
Biotech company Moderna has failed to have a US patent owned by its competitor Arbutus Biopharma revoked, following a decision handed down by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). 24 July 2020
Americas
A subsidiary of India’s Sun Pharma has agreed to pay more than $200 million to settle charges related to a generics price-fixing investigation. 24 July 2020
Americas
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech will receive nearly $2 billion from the US in exchange for the supply of 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine. 23 July 2020
Big Pharma
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) will investigate Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for the alleged infringement of a patent owned by its rival Novartis, it announced in a notice posted yesterday, July 21. 22 July 2020
Big Pharma
Gilead Sciences is continuing its expansion into the field of cancer therapeutics with the purchase of a 49.9% stake in California-based biotechnology company Tizona. 22 July 2020
Americas
3M has obtained a permanent injunction from an Ohio judge, as part of its settlement in a lawsuit filed against a company it accused of reselling N95 masks at “grossly inflated” prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 22 July 2020
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What patent decisions from the last ten years will potentially impact AI in healthcare? How are US, European, and Asian patent systems different, and what strategic decisions are required for claim construction? What are the key elements of an AI patenting strategy? What are the elements of AI that merit consideration for patenting? What recent changes in patent and trade secret policies/law discourage patents and encourage trade secrets? What are the key decisions in weaving together patents and trade secrets for AI? For which innovations is attempting to obtain patents recommended, and which innovations should we look to protect by developing trade secrets? 21 July 2020
Asia
Police in Mumbai and Hyderabad have arrested 14 people on suspicion of distributing black market remdesivir at five times its retail price. 21 July 2020