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Americas
Foreign patents protecting COVID-19 treatments may stall efforts to protect citizens, says Mark Engelman of Hardwicke chambers. 30 April 2020
Big Pharma
Gilead has escalated its dispute with the US federal government by filing a new lawsuit accusing it of improperly filing for patents covering HIV drug Truvada. 29 April 2020
Americas
3M has filed another trademark infringement suit against what it’s called a “deplorable pandemic profiteer”, as the multinational seeks to stop the alleged price-gouging of N95 masks amid the COVID-19 outbreak. 29 April 2020
Europe
Judging by today’s news cycle, you might think that the world of IP is quite advanced when it comes to artificial intelligence . 28 April 2020
Americas
Argentum Pharmaceuticals can’t have a Novartis patent for a multiple sclerosis drug invalidated because it doesn’t have standing to bring the challenge, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled. 28 April 2020
Americas
Pfizer has been rebuked by judges for filing thin evidence in support of what the pharma company called its ‘self-evident’ standing to bring a patent challenge. 28 April 2020
Americas
3M has convinced a US judge to grant a restraining order against a New Jersey company it has accused of infringing the 3M trademarks by reselling N95 masks at “grossly inflated” prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 27 April 2020
Big Pharma
Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company Akebia has had five Fibrogen patents for an anaemia treatment invalidated at the English High Court. 23 April 2020
Americas
NASCAR driver Caesar Bacarella’s sports clothing line and supplement business have been hit with a lawsuit by an Australia company. 23 April 2020
Medtech
The UK government’s indemnifying of ventilator manufacturers is a smart solution to potential licensing obstacles, says Andrew Pitts of Mewburn Ellis. 23 April 2020