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Big Pharma
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has ruled that a Medytox patent for its wrinkle treatment should not have been granted. 20 July 2021
Plant Varieties
A Nevada federal court judge has overruled objections to a previous ruling on a dispute between investors and cannabidiol company CV Sciences. 20 July 2021
Americas
Barnes & Thornburg has added three new life science IP lawyers to the firm’s new Boston office. 16 July 2021
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The emerging digital health industry is relatively novel, but its benefits are becoming more evident. Case investment and regulatory activity are becoming more apparent, as is the need for IP protection in the field. 15 July 2021
Europe
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has imposed fines of £260 million on drug companies for raising the price of life-saving hydrocortisone tablets by 10,000%. 15 July 2021
Americas
Novartis should pay a Daiichi Sankyo subsidiary, Plexxikon, $47 million in overdue IP royalties, according to an argument presented before a federal court in California this week. 15 July 2021
Big Pharma
In the first of a four-part series, Sophie Topham of Marks & Clerk explores how experimental use provides life sciences products with essential relief from patent infringement 15 July 2021
Plant Varieties
Actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is suing a US medical cannabis company for its use of his controversial Borat character on a billboard advertisement without his authorisation. 13 July 2021
Medtech
The English High Court has cleared Roche of patent infringement claims over its line of insulin pumps but shot down the pharma giant’s attempt to invalidate the plaintiff’s patent. 13 July 2021
Generics
An executive order by President Joe Biden has targeted anti-competitive practices in the US drugs market, including a ban of pay-for-delay agreements. 13 July 2021