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Biologics patent owners should consider the US International Trade Commission as a supplement (or alternative) to district court litigation, say Filko Prugo, Charlotte Jacobsen, Matt Rizzolo and Henry Huang of Ropes & Gray. 10 October 2018
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday upheld a district court ruling that invalidated a patent owned by Roche Molecular Systems, a division of Roche that makes equipment and reagents. 10 October 2018
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Tom Duley has joined Sidley Austin after spending nearly five years at King & Spalding. 10 October 2018
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A proposed amendment in Mexican law needs to be implemented urgently in order to adapt legislation to include provisions in accordance with the UPOV Convention, as Luz Flores of Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff reports. 10 October 2018
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A former Johnson & Johnson IP counsel and a retired judge are among the speakers at Life Sciences IP Due Diligence, on November 29 and 30 in Boston, as LSIPR finds out. 10 October 2018
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North Carolina-based Duke University and Allergan have brought their patent dispute with medical company Alcon Laboratories to an end in Delaware. 9 October 2018
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The IP concessions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement are the latest hit for access to affordable prescription medicines for Canadians, according to the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association. 9 October 2018
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The US International Trade Commission has voted to begin an investigation into US medical device maker ResMed following a complaint from New Zealand-based rival Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. 8 October 2018
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US-based law firm O’Melveny has hired Hassen Sayeed as a partner in its IP and technology practice group in New York. 8 October 2018
Biotechnology
Depending on the facts and the content of the applications, an Arrow-type declaration could be made on grounds of insufficiency against divisional applications, say David Holt and Tony Proctor of Potter Clarkson. 8 October 2018