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The Indian Patent Office has issued guidelines aimed at bringing together the intentions of the Patents Act and the Biological Diversity Act, but this has posed serious challenges in obtaining patent protection, say Ranjna Mehta-Dutt and Neha Srivastava of Remfry & Sagar. 27 November 2014
Asia
India has been urged once again to strengthen its IP laws, particularly those covering drugs, following a visit from the US Trade Representative. 27 November 2014
Big Pharma
At first glance, it might seem odd for a company to both divide blood plasma and fight the side-effects of cancer treatment. But not for PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals, which tells LSIPR about how the company does it and also protects its IP. 26 November 2014
Asia
UK medical research charity MRC Technology has teamed up with Chinese pharmaceutical company Yabao as part of an effort to discover and develop treatments for Parkinson’s disease. 26 November 2014
Big Pharma
A new EU policy will require pharmaceutical companies to provide clinical trial data when seeking marketing approval for their drugs. But how will they ensure adequate IP protection while embracing the new culture of transparency? LSIPR reports. 25 November 2014
Americas
US pharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals has sued Zydus Pharmaceuticals and Cadila Healthcare accusing them of infringing patents covering its antiepileptic drug, Trokendi XR (topiramate). 25 November 2014
Americas
Steptoe & Johnson has added a partner to its New York IP team. 24 November 2014
Europe
A lawyer from GlaxoSmithKline has said the Unified Patent Court will take ten years to overcome teething problems. 20 November 2014
Americas
Indian drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories has sued the US Food and Drug Administration and claimed it wrongfully revoked a previous approval for two new drugs. 19 November 2014
Biotechnology
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied pharmaceutical company Antares Pharma an injunction that aimed to block a rival from allegedly infringing a patent covering injection devices. 18 November 2014