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Americas
The evolution of antibody written description standards at the USPTO has put some drug portfolios at risk, say John Heithaus and Gerald Murphy of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch. 20 May 2019
Americas
Brazil’s patent law does not allow methods of treatment to be patented, but there are other means of getting protection, according to Kene Gallois and Samantha Salim of Daniel Law. 20 May 2019
Asia
An upcoming case on the patent eligibility of genetically modified seed in India will have far-reaching ramifications, as Archana Shankar and Gitika Suri of Anand & Anand explain. 20 May 2019
Americas
It is challenging but not impossible to protect software innovations in Mexico, according to Alejandro Moreno Hernández of Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff. 20 May 2019
Americas
Gilead’s CEO has told a US House of Representatives committee that three Centers for Disease Control HIV prevention patents are invalid. 20 May 2019
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The High Court of Delhi has ruled that the test for passing off of so-called nutraceuticals should be the same as that for pharmaceuticals. 20 May 2019
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has delivered a blow to Nuvo Pharmaceuticals by reversing a decision which had upheld the validity of the Canadian company’s pain relief drug Vimovo. 17 May 2019
Generics
The European Union has adopted the proposed supplementary protection certificate manufacturing waiver, despite criticism from parts of the pharmaceutical industry. 16 May 2019
Big Pharma
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivered a blow to Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, May 14, by confirming the invalidation of a patent covering blockbuster prostate cancer drug Zytiga. 16 May 2019
Americas
The Federal Circuit has ruled that a Novartis patent is valid despite an error of reasoning from a district court. 15 May 2019