Biotech news
Biotech
Judges uphold PTAB decision invalidating Incept patents related to use of biodegradable filler in radiation treatment | Swedish firm Palette had challenged patents through inter partes review. 17 August 2023
Pharma
A reticent patent office and complex legal picture make getting IP protection of treatments based on the lucrative plant tricky, explain Priscila Kashiwabara and Luan Scalzitti of Kasznar Leonardos. 3 August 2023
Americas
The lawsuit alleged the unlawful use of cfDNA technology in RaDaR assay and related products | Adds to an existing legal action the company filed against Inivata. 1 August 2023
Asia
Amid worldwide interest, India could position itself as a global hub for a desperately needed technology, say Kavita Arora and Shaivya Dhawan of K&S Partners. 1 August 2023
Biotech
Swedish company’s products treat urologic disorders and colorectal conditions | Portfolio includes unique treatment for prostate cancer radiation therapy. 27 July 2023
Pharma
SNIPR Biome has five patents reinstated after court rules they cannot be subject to interference | Rockefeller University had challenged patents on pre-AIA, first-to-invent basis. 20 July 2023
Biotech
Opposition Division ruling supports the use of immunotherapy patent | Highlights the significance of plausibility in patent evaluation following G 2/21. 18 July 2023
Pharma
Revocation and infringement actions involving a cholesterol treatment, prosthetic valves, and methods for analyte detection are among the first to land at the court within its first month, explain Joanne Welch and Darren Smyth of EIP. 29 June 2023
Americas
Pharma company claims infringement of both patents that cover the blockbuster treatment | Generic version has been in motion since May last year. 22 June 2023
Americas
Both drug treatments inhibit a protein called Bruton’s tyrosine kinase that can trigger cancer | Lawsuit comes in wake of patent grant for disputed drug | New study caused headaches for AbbVie’s subsidiary. 20 June 2023