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Genetics
Marisa Moura Momoli of Di Blasi, Parente & Associados looks at the fast-developing CRISPR/Cas9 technology and discusses its patentability in Brazil. 29 June 2017
Americas
Pfizer and a class of direct purchasers have each filed motions for summary judgment at a Virginia district court centring on antitrust allegations made against Pfizer. 29 June 2017
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Two decisions in India on the protection of plant varieties provide useful guidance in this area, as Archana Shanker of Anand and Anand reports. 29 June 2017
Americas
Diagnostic company Hologic has filed a complaint against Fujifilm for allegedly infringing its patents covering a breast imaging system. 29 June 2017
Americas
The US Food and Drug Administration has revealed plans to increase competition in the US market for prescription drugs, as well as to facilitate the entry of generic drugs into the market. 28 June 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated and remanded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to invalidate a foetal testing patent. 28 June 2017
Europe
Spain’s new patent law came into force on April 1, and it contains a few measures which will affect pharmaceutical companies, says Dámaso Gallardo of Clarke Modet & Co. 28 June 2017
Biotechnology
The formal requirements for priority have become a hot topic at the European Patent Office, driven by their importance in high-profile oppositions to the Broad Institute’s CRISPR/Cas9 patents, as Catherine Coombes of HGF explains. 28 June 2017
Americas
American Chemical Society, a scientific society, has taken on nearly 100 alleged counterfeiters accused of creating two pirate sites and sharing the society’s scientific articles. 27 June 2017
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The Food and Drug Administration has announced its intention to target the barriers to generic drug competition. 26 June 2017