Biotech news
Biotech
Avoid using the colour blue and slogans when attempting to register a trademark for a pharmaceutical product at the European Union Intellectual Property Office , one lawyer has advised. 6 December 2017
Pharma
The UK Supreme Court’s approach in Actavis v Eli Lilly brought the country closer to harmonisation with other European nations, but there’s still not a wholly consistent view on the doctrine of equivalents across Europe. 6 December 2017
Pharma
A lawyer speaking at the Life Sciences Patent Network Europe conference has said the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has come under fire for not being politically independent. 6 December 2017
Pharma
The EU and UK must make progress in Brexit negotiations “as soon as possible”, according to the associations that represent the European and British life sciences industry. 29 November 2017
Biotech
The EU General Court has annulled a decision by the Community Plant Variety Office, in a dispute between a developer and distributor of sugar beet seeds and an Italy-based company. 27 November 2017
Pharma
The chief business officer of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and a senior patent counsel at Novartis are just two of a number of experts who are attending the Life Sciences Patent Network Europe conference in London. 23 November 2017
Americas
A US district court has granted Swiss agribusiness Syngenta a permanent injunction against pesticide maker Willowood, two months after Syngenta secured nearly $1 million in damages from a jury verdict. 22 November 2017
Americas
A group of 14 educational institutions in Texas and biotech company TissueGen have sued a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson for infringing two patents covering biodegradable fibres. 17 November 2017
Americas
Bayer has entered into a global collaboration with biopharmaceutical company Loxo Oncology, in a deal that could be worth more than $1 billion. 16 November 2017
Americas
Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has dropped a lawsuit against Samsung's biopharmaceutical arm Samsung Bioepis. 15 November 2017