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Americas
Novartis has sued generic drugmaker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories for infringing a patent related to its chronic myelogenous leukaemia drug Gleevec/Glivec (imatinib mesylate). 28 March 2014
Americas
Three US lawmakers have introduced legislation that, if passed, would allow patent owners to obtain protection for existing biologic drugs that have been approved for new indications. 27 March 2014
Asia-Pacific
Gilead Sciences has received another challenge to its application to patent its new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) in India. 26 March 2014
Americas
The US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia has upheld the validity of four patents covering Mylan’s Perforomist (formoterol fumarate) inhalation solution. 25 March 2014
Asia
The USPTO has issued a patent to Israeli biotechnology company BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, which covers stem cell technology that can be used in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. 24 March 2014
Biotechnology
Staff at the European Patent Office will hold seven days of strike action starting this week, it has been confirmed. 20 March 2014
Americas
Horizon Pharma is set to acquire Dublin-based Vidara Therapeutics in a merger worth about $660 million, the companies announced on March 19. 20 March 2014
Americas
Teva-owned subsidiary Cephalon has sued Sun Pharma, claiming the Mumbai-based firm infringed a patent protecting its Treanda (bendamustine hydrochloride) product. 19 March 2014
Americas
Pfizer has filed patent infringement suits against India-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals in an attempt to stop it selling a generic version of erectile dysfunction drug Viagra (sildenafil citrate). 18 March 2014
Europe
Massachusetts-based Idenix Pharmaceuticals has filed patent infringement cases against Gilead Sciences and its European subsidiaries in France, Germany and the UK. 17 March 2014