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Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) which found that two patent applications by Purdue Pharma were unpatentable. 15 June 2017
Africa
The Competition Commission of South Africa has launched an investigation into suspected excessive pricing of cancer medicines by pharmaceutical companies Roche, Pfizer and Aspen Pharmacare. 14 June 2017
Americas
Brazil’s reforms to streamline analysis of pharmaceutical patents came into force on Monday. 14 June 2017
Americas
The US Supreme Court’s decision in the Amgen and Sandoz clash, which was handed down yesterday, has sparked disagreement between lawyers on the consequences of the ruling. 13 June 2017
Europe
A new EU regulation on implantable medical devices takes steps to acknowledge that patient outcomes and safety are primary goals, but the transition to the new system might not be easy for industry stakeholders, says Jo Emmett of Premier Research. 13 June 2017
Americas
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office has implemented several fast-track examination programmes. Ana Paula Jardim and Andréa Granthon of Luiz Leonardos report on the effectiveness of one of them, the Green Patent Programme. 13 June 2017
Americas
The US Supreme Court has ruled that biosimilar applicants may provide notice to the manufacturer before obtaining a licence from the Food and Drug Administration for their biosimilars. 12 June 2017
Americas
Coherus BioSciences has asked a court to dismiss patent infringement allegations brought against it by Amgen. 12 June 2017
Americas
Medical device company QXMédical has filed a lawsuit against rival Vascular Solutions, denying infringement of Vascular’s patents. 12 June 2017
Americas
Eli Lilly has entered into a collaboration agreement with KeyBioscience, a subsidiary of Nordic Bioscience, to commercialise dual amylin calcitonin receptor agonists (DACRAs). 9 June 2017