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Medtech
DNA-sequencing company Illumina has convinced a California court to bar Chinese pharma firm BGI Genomics from selling technology that infringes its genome-sequencing patents. 29 March 2022
Big Pharma
ImmunoGen has been given the go-ahead to revive its patent application for a cancer treatment dosage following a Federal Circuit ruling on Friday. 29 March 2022
Generics
Merck Sharp & Dohme and Pfizer have filed three complaints with the Delaware district court to attempt to shut down proposed generics of Steglatro—a diabetes treatment that Pfizer licences to MSD. 29 March 2022
Generics
Entities backing the Make Meds Affordable campaign have asked US health authorities President Biden to end “patent monopolies” on six common medicines to bring down prices. 24 March 2022
Big Pharma
Sun Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $485 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit relating to a generic drug application filed by its subsidiary, Ranbaxy, ending years of litigation. 24 March 2022
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It’s been over seven years since the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force. 24 March 2022
Generics
Novo Nordisk and Sandoz have settled an ongoing patent dispute over the blockbuster diabetes treatment Victoza before the companies were meant to face trial in April. 24 March 2022
Americas
Takeda Pharmaceutical and Arbor Pharmaceuticals are seeking to block Turkey-based EastPharma from releasing a generic version of the blockbuster high blood pressure medication, Edarbi. 22 March 2022
Americas
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has accused Moderna of using its nanoparticle technology to develop its COVID-19 vaccine. 22 March 2022
Americas
US pharma company HDT Bio has accused Emcure Pharmaceuticals of the “blatant theft” of its COVID-19 vaccine technology in a new lawsuit. 22 March 2022