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Biotechnology
Biotech Allele has dropped its lawsuit accusing Pfizer and BioNTech of infringing technology covering a fluorescent protein used in COVID-19 vaccines. 6 January 2022
Generics
Hikma Pharmaceuticals has secured a win in its “skinny label” patent suit with Amarin Pharmaceuticals, following a ruling handed down by a federal court in the state of Delaware. 6 January 2022
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected several bids from French pharma giant Sanofi to revive claims in its Lantus SoloStar insulin pen patents. 4 January 2022
Big Pharma
Former GlaxoGlaxoSmithKline scientists conspired to steal trade secrets to benefit the Chinese firm, Renopharma, according to the US Department of Justice. 4 January 2022
Americas
Novartis Pharmaceuticals has prevailed against China’s HEC Pharm at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, after a majority panel of judges held that a patent covering the multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya was valid. 4 January 2022
Medtech
Medical devices company InfoBionic has argued that it should be awarded nearly $2.9 million in fees for attorneys, expenses and expert witnesses. 23 December 2021
Big Pharma
Oxfam America has filed a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claiming that Moderna failed to inform investors that it was in a dispute with the National Institutes of Health over a COVID–19 vaccine patent. 23 December 2021
Big Pharma
Small companies face the same long product cycles and upfront costs as the big players but have different IP challenges, explains Chad Shear of Fish & Richardson. 22 December 2021
Biotechnology
AbbVie seeks to block imports of Alvotech’s biosimilar Humira into the US, claiming that the Icelandic company plundered former employees and used its trade secrets to develop the drug. 21 December 2021