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Americas
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has urged the US Trade Representative to protect US innovators abroad. 13 February 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed and remanded a decision by a district court centring on the drug Lialda, a treatment for ulcerative colitis. 13 February 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has partly revived a competition case against Takeda that accuses the company of delaying generic versions of its diabetes drug Actos. 13 February 2017
Americas
Sanofi and Regeneron have secured a stay of an injunction that would have blocked the companies from selling their cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent injection. 10 February 2017
Asia
Law firm Fieldfisher has expanded its presence in China with the launch of a Shanghai office. 9 February 2017
Europe
Every year €1.3 billion is lost across the EU because of fake pesticides, according to a study published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office. 9 February 2017
Big Pharma
Two men have been sentenced to prison at Oxford Crown Court, UK for supplying unlicensed drugs. 9 February 2017
Americas
IP management company CPA Global is looking to finalise a settlement agreement with medical diagnostic company Run Them Sweet (RTS) following allegations that CPA overcharged patent fees. 9 February 2017
Americas
The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against Shire ViroPharma, accusing the pharmaceutical company of violating antitrust laws. 8 February 2017
Americas
An Arizona-based man was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for trafficking counterfeit pet pharmaceutical products into the US. 8 February 2017