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Big Pharma
Genus claims—or patent claims covering a family of related compounds—are commonplace in life sciences patent law. But following a rising trend of invalidity rulings, the future of the claim seems bleak. 5 July 2021
Europe
The UK Government has failed to convince UK Supreme Court judges that Servier Laboratories misrepresented its blood pressure drugs patent in legal proceedings to block generic competitors from entering the market. 2 July 2021
Big Pharma
The US Supreme Court opinion in Minverva v Hologic means that inventors will now have a far narrower scope to be able to challenge the validity of their own patents in defence proceedings—a decision that was controversial among the judges. 1 July 2021
Americas
Teva and Eagle Pharmaceuticals are suing to block a generic version of its leukemia drug Bendeka, arguing its patents still have plenty of time to run. 1 July 2021
Generics
Takeda Pharmaceuticals organised a pay-for-delay deal with Par Pharmaceuticals to prevent a generic version of its constipation treatment from releasing, according to a complaint submitted to the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 1 July 2021
Americas
The US Supreme Court has upheld the doctrine of assignor estoppel in a dispute between Minerva and Hologic but has narrowed its scope. 29 June 2021
Big Pharma
Roche subsidiary Genentech received $209.5 million in unnecessary payments from Novartis Pharma for a patent licensing deal and is now refusing to return the payment, the Swiss pharma giant has alleged in a redacted complaint. 29 June 2021
Big Pharma
On June 1, 2021, the Chinese government implemented crucial changes to its patent laws, hoping to create better protections for national and international inventors. 29 June 2021
Americas
Generic drug maker Flatwing Pharmaceuticals has lost its bid to offset nearly $690,000 in fees and expenses to Pfizer unit Anacor Pharmaceuticals after a US federal judge ruled that the “circumstances were not exceptional” enough to warrant the shift. 29 June 2021
Big Pharma
Law firm Barnes & Thornburg has announced the opening of a Boston office, its twentieth in the US, with six partners. 24 June 2021