Biotech news
Biotech
Depending on the facts and the content of the applications, an Arrow-type declaration could be made on grounds of insufficiency against divisional applications, say David Holt and Tony Proctor of Potter Clarkson. 8 October 2018
Americas
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidated a patent owned by biotech company Biogen yesterday, handing a victory to South Korea-based Celltrion. 5 October 2018
Americas
Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has entered into a licence and collaboration agreement with drug maker Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. 5 October 2018
Americas
Boston Pharmaceuticals yesterday signed deals with GSK and Novartis, licensing eight drug candidates in total. 4 October 2018
Biotech
UK governmental agency Public Health England has entered into a research and development partnership with UK-based pharmaceutical company Enesi Pharma. 3 October 2018
Americas
Dykema has strengthened its Minneapolis, Minnesota office with the addition of two lawyers from Moore & Hansen as senior counsel. 2 October 2018
Pharma
Crowell & Moring has welcomed Gunther Meyer, who previously led the Brussels IP group at Eversheds Sutherland, as a senior counsel in the firm’s IP group. 2 October 2018
Asia
Novartis has teamed up with a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm in efforts to bring the Swiss company’s proprietary cancer treatment to patients in China. 1 October 2018
Americas
Teva has once again taken Eli Lilly to court over a migraine drug, just hours after Eli Lilly’s gained Food and Drug Administration approval to market Emgality. 1 October 2018
Americas
US-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals has announced its plan to acquire Syntimmune, a clinical-stage biotechnology company. 1 October 2018