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Americas
Allergan has filed a complaint against pharmaceutical wholesaler Amazon Medica in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division for alleged trademark infringement. 14 November 2016
Americas
US-based law firm Merchant & Gould has hired a new partner to its Silicon Valley and Minneapolis offices. 14 November 2016
Americas
The Supreme Court of Canada heard oral arguments in AstraZeneca v Apotex and reserved its decision about patent utility and the ‘promise doctrine’, in a case centring on pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s heartburn relief drug Nexium. 11 November 2016
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a mixed ruling on a case yesterday between medical device company NuVasive and the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 10 November 2016
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The regents of the University of California, the institution’s governing body, has filed a complaint against US-based medical device company AtriCure for allegedly infringing patents covering a method of treating atrial fibrillation. 10 November 2016
Americas
Philips has agreed to make a $300 million cash payment in a multi-year partnership with Masimo, a health technology company. 9 November 2016
Asia
Pharmaceutical company GSK has triumphed in a trademark infringement dispute in India. 9 November 2016
Americas
A US official has spoken about the approach that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken towards innovation in the past year. 8 November 2016
Americas
The US Supreme Court yesterday denied a petition for certiorari in a case centring on Lamictal, a treatment for certain types of seizures as well as bipolar disorder. 8 November 2016
Big Pharma
To overcome a crowded patent market, a potential solution is to seek a declaration of obviousness, which has a basis in UK law stemming from Arrow Generics v Merck. Richard Roberts of Potter Clarkson reports. 8 November 2016