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Proposals include new regulatory protection periods for innovative drugs | Changes are aimed at improving patient access to therapeutics and boosting the EU pharma industry. 27 April 2023
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First chair litigator served six years at the US Patent and Trademark Office. 25 April 2023
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Judge rejects notion that tribunal acted unfairly in royalties dispute with Salix | Indian firm wanted payments on sales of antibiotic | Appeal brought under act with ‘high hurdle to surmount’. 25 April 2023
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New Jersey judge denies motion to stay antitrust action regarding blockbuster cancer drug | Defendants had argued litigation would be unnecessary and costly. 25 April 2023
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Canadian firm alleges infringement of patent directed to cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations | Pharma giant declined a licensing agreement. 20 April 2023
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Court affirms decision that two Otezla patents are not invalid | Apremilast generics set for 2028 release. 20 April 2023
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Petition to review invalidation of Gilenya patent denied | Novartis challenged decision resulting from a change in judicial panel. 18 April 2023
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It may not be straightforward but it is possible to obtain protection for valuable combination patents in Brazil, say Lívia Figueiredo and Priscila Kashiwabara of Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property. 13 April 2023
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Precedential decision upholds lower court’s earlier finding | Patent at heart of the dispute covers treatment patch for Parkinson’s. 13 April 2023
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Biotech fails to convince Federal Circuit to overturn PTAB finding | Invalidation of patent related to “Non-liposomal systems for nucleic acid delivery”. 12 April 2023