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Big Pharma
French President Emmanuel Macron has committed to backing the proposal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the G7 Summit taking place in England this weekend. 14 June 2021
Plant Varieties
Companies looking to enter the booming cannabis industry should “cast a wider net” when registering trademarks, according to a virtual panel discussion. 10 June 2021
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Talks over a COVID-19 vaccine waiver ended this week at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, with an agreement to work towards a text-based response to the plan. 10 June 2021
Big Pharma
Oakwood Laboratories has convinced third circuit judges to revive a trade secrets dispute with its former vice president of product developments over microsphere drugs. 10 June 2021
Europe
The European Union has submitted a new proposal to the World Trade Organisation, which backs compulsory licensing agreements for COVID-19 vaccines when negotiations fail. 8 June 2021
Big Pharma
Endo International and Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ subsidiary, Impax Laboratories, have failed to prevent antitrust claims over a patent settlement from going to trial. 7 June 2021
Plant Varieties
Cannabis company Capna has failed to convince a California district court judge to dismiss a trademark suit alleging it infringed a tobacco company’s cigarette marks. 4 June 2021
Big Pharma
Clarus Therapeutics has convinced a US court to invalidate four Lipocine testosterone booster patents it was accused of infringing. 3 June 2021
Americas
AbbVie has again urged the US Supreme Court to save it from claims of filing sham litigation to block competition for testosterone treatment AndroGel. 3 June 2021
Big Pharma
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a decision from the US International Trade Commission that found 10X Genomics infringed on two Bio-Rad Laboratories gene sequencing patents. 3 June 2021