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Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Merck Sharp & Dohme’s request for a new trial to determine whether Amneal infringed a patent related to a nasal spray on Friday, February 9. 12 February 2018
Asia-Pacific
Allergan is set to acquire Australia-based Elastagen, a clinical-stage company focused on developing medical device products based on recombinant tropoelastin, for $95 million. 12 February 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated the rejection of a patent application relating to an elastic knee brace. 9 February 2018
Americas
ViiV Healthcare, which was established by major pharma companies, has filed a patent infringement complaint against Gilead Sciences in a case involving an HIV treatment drug. 9 February 2018
Americas
Companies researching and commercialising drugs for rare diseases face unusual challenges in protecting their inventions, as Michael Yamauchi, director and patent counsel at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, tells LSIPR in an interview. 8 February 2018
Big Pharma
An advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union yesterday backed Pfizer in a dispute over the parallel importation of an arthritis drug into Germany. 8 February 2018
Americas
Teva sued Eli Lilly yesterday in a bid to protect its IP rights covering “breakthrough treatments for migraine headaches”. 7 February 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday affirmed a district court’s findings that Hospira doesn’t infringe two patents owned by biopharma firm The Medicines Company, while remanding an on-sale bar question. 7 February 2018
Asia-Pacific
AstraZeneca has announced partnerships with Chinese companies Alibaba and Tencent, in agreements that will use emerging technologies to improve healthcare in China. 6 February 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has rejected a German dental company’s request to modify protective orders due to an untimely appeal. 6 February 2018