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Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a finding that a patent which was initially applied for in 1993 is unpatentable, under double patenting rules. 25 January 2018
Americas
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office has called for a Monsanto patent protecting the Intacta RR2 PRO soybeans to be voided. 24 January 2018
Americas
Celgene and Juno Therapeutics announced yesterday that they have entered into a deal that will see Celgene acquire Juno. 23 January 2018
Big Pharma
The English Court of Appeal has confirmed the revocation of Cubist Pharmaceuticals’ patent relating to antibiotic product daptomycin, on the basis of obviousness. 23 January 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap in a patent dispute between two medical device companies. 23 January 2018
Asia
Japan-based Abe & Partners has promoted Michiko Kinoshita as partner and Tomohiro Kazama as counsel. 23 January 2018
Americas
Paris-based Sanofi has revealed plans to acquire Bioverativ, a US-based biotech company focused on haemophilia treatments. 23 January 2018
Asia
Germany-based Sandoz has entered into a partnership with Biocon to develop, manufacture and commercialise biosimilars in immunology and oncology. 22 January 2018
Americas
Generics company Mylan Pharmaceuticals has resisted Allergan’s attempt to withdraw itself from a series of inter partes reviews (IPRs) relating to patents covering dry-eye medication Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion). 19 January 2018
Europe
Commentators have offered differing opinions on the impact of yesterday’s decision by the European Patent Office to revoke a CRISPR/Cas9 patent owned by the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. 18 January 2018