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Americas
Trade unions and consumer groups have urged the Federal Trade Commission to intervene in the planned $63 billion merger of drugmakers AbbVie and Allergan, arguing it would “substantially harm competition”. 20 February 2020
Americas
Sanofi’s vaccine unit has united with the US Department of Health and Human Services to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus, which has so far killed more than 2,000 people worldwide. 19 February 2020
Big Pharma
The English High Court has invalidated key claims of a patent owned by Roche subsidiary Genentech, following a lawsuit filed by US rival Eli Lilly. 18 February 2020
Generics
Hector Armando Kellum, a former senior executive at Novartis division Sandoz, has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to fix prices for generic drugs, the US Department of Justice announced. 18 February 2020
Asia
Indian drugmaker Zydus Cadila has launched a fast track programme to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19, which has so far claimed more than 1,600 lives worldwide. 17 February 2020
Big Pharma
Johnson & Johnson unit Janssen has expanded an existing R&D agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of efforts to speed up the development of an investigational vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. 14 February 2020
Americas
US biotechnology company 10x Genomics has won an import ban against its rival Bio-Rad Laboratories in a long-running patent dispute. 13 February 2020
Big Pharma
Pharmaceutical company Sanofi has been granted a stay by the US Supreme Court in its ongoing patent litigation battle with Netherlands-based Mylan. 13 February 2020
Big Pharma
Ahead of the Global IP Exchange Europe on March 9-11 in Berlin, the event’s organisers surveyed senior executives to find out their IP, patent, trademark, and brand protection investment priorities for the next 6-12 months. 13 February 2020
Americas
American Regent, the US subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo, has taken iron therapy specialist Pharmacosmos to court over an injectable treatment for anaemia. 12 February 2020