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The Food and Drugs Administration has cleared the backlog of orphan drug designation requests, one month early. 14 September 2017
Americas
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has voiced its opinion on the biosimilar dispute between Amgen and Sandoz. 14 September 2017
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Medical device firm Cooper Companies has agreed to acquire the global rights to Teva’s Paragard intrauterine device (IUD) for $1.1 billion. 13 September 2017
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A man has pleaded guilty to charges of selling misbranded veterinary medications without a prescription. 13 September 2017
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Pfizer have settled their dispute with Teva over an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). 12 September 2017
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Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has sued generics company Aurobindo over the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). 12 September 2017
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The Indiana Bioscience Research Institute (IBRI) ,a non-profit research organisation, has partnered with four Indiana-based universities to license life sciences technologies. 11 September 2017
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Allergan has transferred its patent rights for a dry eye treatment to a Native American tribe, in a bid to obtain immunity against an inter partes review (IPR). 11 September 2017
Americas
Pierce Atwood has appointed MaryDilys Anderson as a patent partner in the firm’s Portsmouth, New Hampshire office. 11 September 2017
Europe
Genetic sequencing company Illumina has filed a patent infringement suit against Premaitha Health, a molecular diagnostics company, in the English High Court. 8 September 2017