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Biotechnology
Australia has secured 40 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate in a deal with US biotechnology company Novavax. 5 November 2020
Big Pharma
Biopharmaceutical company, Abbott Laboratories, has successfully obtained a restraining order against its former vice-president of global marketing, whom it has accused of stealing trade secrets relating to COVID-19 products. 5 November 2020
Americas
Gilead Sciences has claimed that a group of Florida-based healthcare clinics, pharmacies, and lab testing facilities have “wrongfully captured tens of millions of dollars” through a fraudulent programme. 4 November 2020
Americas
US federal agencies are to step up their cooperation on stemming the flow of counterfeit drugs, medical devices, and dietary supplements into the country through the international mail system. 3 November 2020
Americas
Health technology company Philips has accused Boston Scientific of infringing six patents through the sale of its Polaris guidance system and related medical devices. 3 November 2020
Americas
Pennsylvania-based E A Fischione Instruments has taken a rival lab instrument manufacturer to court over the alleged theft of trade secrets related to specimen holders for transmission electron microscopes. 2 November 2020
Americas
French drugmaker Sanofi and US biotechnology company Regeneron have secured a victory at the European Patent Office, which has sided in their favour by ruling that a patent belonging to rival Amgen is invalid. 30 October 2020
Americas
St. Louis-based Washington University has won more than $31.6 million from a patent victory over the University of Wisconsin’s technology transfer office. 29 October 2020
Americas
A Minnesota judge has approved an agreement between 3M and a former Marine, resolving a price-gouging dispute over N95 masks. 28 October 2020