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Pfizer is the latest pharmaceutical company to sign a licensing agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool to help increase access to its COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate PAXLOVID for low and middle-income countries. 18 November 2021
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit should revisit a ruling in favour of Gilead Sciences that invalidated a cancer drug patent because the decision jeopardises research, according to St Judes Children’s Research Hospital. 18 November 2021
Americas
EpiPen buyers have secured final approval of a $345 million settlement with Pfizer in a consumer antitrust suit. 18 November 2021
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In this session Takanori Abe will explore the reasons why reverse payment cases are so scant in Japan. With their low invalidation rate of substance patents, and the stable supply obligation after the launch of generic drugs, the system in Japan makes reverse payments very difficult. On the other hand, the reasons why actual reverse payments cases have not arisen in Japan cannot be solely explained by the systems in place. The attitude of Japanese companies’ towards regulatory authorities may be a significant factor. 18 November 2021
Americas
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has claimed that Avadel Pharmaceuticals’ proposed narcolepsy drug infringes a patent related to Jazz’s blockbuster treatment Xyrem. 16 November 2021
Americas
Pfizer subsidiary Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has filed a suit jointly with Puma Biotechnology against Sandoz over a patent related to breast cancer drug, Nerlynx. 16 November 2021
Big Pharma
Amgen and two research centres have thrown their support behind Bristol Myers Squibb subsidiary Juno Therapeutics to help restore a $1.1 billion patent judgment against Kite Pharma that was overturned by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 16 November 2021
Big Pharma
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board will review the validity of two Regeneron Pharmaceuticals patents related to its Eylea (aflibercept) medication. 11 November 2021
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The Federal Trade Commission has stipulated that generic drug marketers ANI Pharmaceuticals, and Novitium Pharma must divest IP rights to Prasco ahead of their $210 million merger. 11 November 2021
Americas
Moderna is facing accusations from the US National Institute of Health that it failed to give due recognition to three scientists as inventors on its COVID-19 vaccine application. 11 November 2021