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Medtronic, the world’s largest medical devices company, is facing a patent infringement lawsuit over its line of artificial heart valves. 6 December 2019
Big Pharma
Takeda has sued Mylan for patent infringement and breach of a licencing agreement over Takeda’s Colcrys drug. 5 December 2019
Americas
New Jersey-based generic drugmaker Rising Pharmaceuticals has admitted to conspiring to fix prices and allocate customers for a generic hypertension drug. 5 December 2019
Big Pharma
The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has approved President Donald Trump’s nomination for Stephen Hahn to serve as the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. 5 December 2019
Americas
Astellas is set to buy US-based Audentes Therapeutics for approximately $3 billion, as the Japanese pharmaceutical company looks to boost its gene therapy expertise. 5 December 2019
Americas
Barnes & Thornburg has recruited a new life sciences patent group from the IP boutique Brinks, Gilson & Lione. 3 December 2019
Big Pharma
The Trump administration is considering shortening the period that big pharma companies’ biologic drugs are protected by marketing exclusivity from biosimilar competition. 3 December 2019
Americas
Genus Lifesciences is suing pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt for misusing trade secrets related to a cocaine hydrochloride formulation. 3 December 2019
Americas
California-based Bio-Rad Laboratories has obtained an injunction from a German court in its long-running dispute with US biotechnology company 10x Genomics. 3 December 2019
Big Pharma
China has added 70 medicines to its national medical insurance catalogue, which will reduce the cost of the drugs by more than 60% on average, the National Healthcare Security Administration has said. 2 December 2019