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Americas
A recent University of Texas dispute perfectly illustrates the differing role sovereign immunity takes in proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and district court, say Simon Roberts, Nitya Anand and Eric Wang of Hogan Lovells. 6 April 2021
Biotechnology
The updated rules included important changes involving amino or nucleic acid sequences and antibodies, as Clare Roskell and Samantha Moodie of Mathys & Squire explain. 6 April 2021
Medtech
Mylan Pharmaceuticals has succeeded in getting the Patent Trial and Appeal board (PTAB) to invalidate an injector patent held by French pharmaceutical company Sanofi 1 April 2021
Americas
The US government doesn't co-own patents covering Gilead Science’s drug remdesivir, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. 1 April 2021
Biotechnology
Amgen v Sanofi continues the Federal Circuit’s trend of undermining certain antibody claims, explains Benjamin Pelletier of Haynes and Boone. 1 April 2021
Medtech
In a win for medical device maker Arthrex, a federal judge in Delaware has ruled that its wrist-plating system does not infringe a patent owned by competitor TriMed Technologies. 30 March 2021
Europe
Lundbeck has lost an appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to waive €150 million ($176 million) in fines levied against itself and a group of five generics manufacturers over ‘pay-for-delay’ deals for its antidepressant generics. 30 March 2021
Big Pharma
The World Health Organization has warned the public of the danger of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines and urged people not to procure jabs outside of government channels. 29 March 2021
Americas
The Federal Circuit has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision denying Stanford University a patent application for calculating parent genes. 26 March 2021
Big Pharma
The US Supreme Court has denied a petition from Argentum Pharmaceuticals to review a Federal Circuit ruling covering a multiple sclerosis treatment patent. 25 March 2021