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Americas
Canada-based Bausch Health has agreed to settle all IP litigation with Actavis over antibiotic drug Xifaxan (rifaximin). 13 September 2018
Americas
Generic drug makers Mylan and Teva were afforded victory earlier this week when the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidation of four patents owned by biotech company Acorda Therapeutics. 12 September 2018
Americas
Medical device maker Fisher & Paykel Healthcare filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission yesterday against rival ResMed. 12 September 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday revived a patent infringement lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals, in a win for Sweden-based Orexo. 11 September 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed a win to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT yesterday, after finding that the research institute is entitled to some patents covering CRISPR technology. 11 September 2018
Americas
Lino Almazan-Monroy and Mariana Gonzalez-Vargas of Becerril, Coca & Becerril discuss how inventors seeking patents for polymorphs in Mexico can give themselves the best chance of success. 11 September 2018
Big Pharma
The Milan Court has issued an important ruling clarifying the rules governing the activities of active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers in Italy, as Gabriel Cuonzo and Luca Pellicciari of Trevisan & Cuonzo report. 11 September 2018
Americas
Amgen has accused India-based Emcure Pharmaceuticals of patent infringement, in a bid to protect its drug Sensipar. 10 September 2018
Americas
Seven states have urged the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to rehear a decision rejecting the use of tribal sovereign immunity in the inter partes review process. 10 September 2018
Biotechnology
Biotech company Shire yesterday revealed plans to acquire a Switzerland-based plasma collection company. 7 September 2018