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Americas
The US International Trade Commission has voted to begin an investigation into US medical device maker ResMed following a complaint from New Zealand-based rival Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. 8 October 2018
Americas
US-based law firm O’Melveny has hired Hassen Sayeed as a partner in its IP and technology practice group in New York. 8 October 2018
Biotechnology
Depending on the facts and the content of the applications, an Arrow-type declaration could be made on grounds of insufficiency against divisional applications, say David Holt and Tony Proctor of Potter Clarkson. 8 October 2018
Americas
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidated a patent owned by biotech company Biogen yesterday, handing a victory to South Korea-based Celltrion. 5 October 2018
Americas
Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has entered into a licence and collaboration agreement with drug maker Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. 5 October 2018
Big Pharma
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is seeking industry views on a no-deal Brexit scenario. 4 October 2018
Americas
Boston Pharmaceuticals yesterday signed deals with GSK and Novartis, licensing eight drug candidates in total. 4 October 2018
Americas
Costa Rica has released new rules for the clinical investigation of adult stem cells, as María del Pilar López and Esteban Monge of Zürcher Lawyers report. 4 October 2018
Americas
Patenting antibodies across different jurisdictions can be a difficult task, as Kathy Coulter, senior IP counsel at Bristol-Myers Squibb, tells LSIPR. 4 October 2018
Big Pharma
DLA Piper has appointed Marco de Morpurgo, from Allen & Overy, as a partner in the firm’s life sciences team in Rome, Italy. 3 October 2018