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Big Pharma
Biotech company Glycosyn has sued Abbott Laboratories for allegedly infringing its patented method for manufacturing a key ingredient in infant formula milk, found in three of Abbott’s infant formula products under the Similac brand. 16 June 2022
Big Pharma
Zydus Pharmaceuticals has attempted to revive an antitrust lawsuit accusing Takeda Pharmaceuticals of attempting to delay generic competition and of abusing its dominant market position. 16 June 2022
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In the US, the impact of authorised biologics on biosimilars is post-regulated by the competition authorities, while in Europe, pharmaceutical regulatory authorities consider competition impacts in addition to post-regulation by the competition authorities. 16 June 2022
Big Pharma
BMS unit Juno Therapeutics and the Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research have urged the US Supreme Court to reinstate their $1.2 billion win in a patent clash with Kite Pharma, a subsidiary of Gilead. 16 June 2022
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The World Trade Organization has issued draft texts relating to its IP response to the COVID-19. 14 June 2022
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Baxalta, a subsidiary of Japan-headquartered pharmaceutical company Takeda, has asked the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to overturn a decision that invalidated its antibody patent. 14 June 2022
Big Pharma
Israel-headquartered Teva has settled its dispute with Indian generic maker Aurobindo over a drug used to treat Huntington’s disease. 13 June 2022
Americas
Novartis Pharmaceuticals and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have filed two lawsuits to bar generic versions of leukaemia drug, Rydapt. 9 June 2022
Americas
A bipartisan group of six US senators have asked the US Patent and Trademark Office to address ‘patent thickets’, a tactic that pharmaceutical companies allegedly use to stifle competition. 9 June 2022
Generics
Pfizer has sued MSN Laboratories to prevent the rollout of generic copies of the blockbuster drug Xeljanz, used to treat patients with arthritis. 9 June 2022