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Asia-Pacific
Personal health records company MMR Global has entered into a licensing agreement with Australian medical database company Claydata. 7 July 2014
Generics
The PharmaSea project is working to make viable drug candidates of novel compounds found under the sea. LSIPR discovers how the EU-funded initiative does it. 7 July 2014
Biotechnology
The EPO generally accepts applications relating to human embryonic stem cells with an effective date after 2008 but discussions about eligibility continue, says Joachim Wachenfeld. 7 July 2014
Americas
An ex-employee for a large Chinese seed production company has been arrested in the US for conspiring to steal trade secrets from US agricultural companies including Monsanto. 7 July 2014
Americas
Pfizer has launched a lawsuit against Aurobindo Pharma accusing the Indian pharmaceutical company of infringing patents related to an antibiotic used to treat skin infections. 4 July 2014
Americas
Actavis’s newly-acquired subsidiary Forest Laboratories has bought drug development company Furiex Pharmaceuticals for $1.1 billion. 3 July 2014
Americas
The head of IP at a major pharmaceutical company is set to be named as the next director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, reports have claimed. 2 July 2014
Americas
Genentech has entered into an agreement to buy Seragon, a San Diego-based biotech company that specialises in developing treatments that target hormone-driven cancers, for up to $1.7 billion. 2 July 2014
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Patent counselling specialist Mark Hayman has joined Bingham McCutchen LLP’s Boston office as a partner. 1 July 2014
Americas
New York-headquartered Forest Laboratories has filed suit against Indian company Aurobindo Pharma to protect Namenda, a treatment for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. 30 June 2014