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23 June 2022Big Pharma

Fed Circuit reverses Novartis’ drug patent win

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that a patent covering Novartis’ multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya is invalid, potentially opening the floodgates for the introduction of generic versions of the drug.

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29 September 2022   Bid to stay invalidity decision pending a SCOTUS appeal fails | Patent covers a multiple sclerosis drug | Company could take $300m hit if generics are launched.

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20 September 2022   Authority carries out dawn raid at Novartis’ premises | Probe focuses on the alleged unlawful use of a skincare patent to bar competition
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22 September 2022   Federal Circuit denies petition to rehear dispute over multiple sclerosis medicine | Company will petition highest court over invalidity ruling.
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29 September 2022   Bid to stay invalidity decision pending a SCOTUS appeal fails | Patent covers a multiple sclerosis drug | Company could take $300m hit if generics are launched.

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