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Americas
One of the architects of the Hatch-Waxman Act has urged judges to reverse a decision which he says nullifies a key provision of the generic drug legislation. 5 January 2021
Americas
Canadian medical cannabis company Canopy Growth has accused GW Pharma of using a patented technological process to produce its flagship epilepsy treatment, Epidiolex, without authorisation. 24 December 2020
Americas
A manufacturer of healthcare products including personal protective equipment has accused a newly incorporated company of trying to confuse consumers during the Covid-19 pandemic. 24 December 2020
Americas
A US federal appeals court has upheld a 42-month prison sentence for an ex-employee of DuPont Industrial Biosciences who stole trade secrets from the firm. 24 December 2020
Americas
Biotechnology company Ravgen has accused Myriad Genetics and Myriad Women’s Health of infringing two patents covering non-invasive DNA testing technology. 24 December 2020
Americas
Biogen has lost its long-standing fight to recover billions of dollars in royalties from the sale of a multiple sclerosis (MS) drug, after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected Biogen’s request that it reconsider its own ruling. 22 December 2020
Americas
A $2.3 trillion spending bill passed by the US Congress yesterday, December 21 includes a proposed change to the laws concerning biologic drugs. 22 December 2020
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday, December 21, upheld Eli Lilly’s success in barring the sale of a copycat version of cancer treatment Alimta (pemetrexed disodium). 22 December 2020
Big Pharma
The US International Trade Commission has sided in favour of AbbVie/Allergan, which argued that a rival should be prevented from importing a low-cost version of its Botox treatment into the US for 21 months, because it had stolen trade secrets. 18 December 2020
Generics
The UK is facing a divergence in supplementary protection certificate regulations across the Irish Sea post-Brexit. 17 December 2020