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Medical device company Nevro has agreed to drop a patent infringement suit which accused Boston Scientific of infringing patents related to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy. 16 December 2020
Big Pharma
A California judge has allowed a patent attorney to proceed with his claims against Allergan which allege the pharmaceutical company fraudulently obtained patents to monopolise pricing. 15 December 2020
Americas
AstraZeneca has announced it will acquire Boston-based biopharmaceutical company Alexion Pharmaceuticals, in what is potentially the biggest life sciences deal of this year. 14 December 2020
Big Pharma
Amgen is unlikely to succeed in its bid to revive its patents for the cholesterol drug Repatha, a judge at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has told the pharmaceutical company. 14 December 2020
Big Pharma
Only 10% of essential medicines recommended by the World Health Organisation are on patent, according to a report by research and advocacy organisation, the Geneva Network. 10 December 2020
Americas
New Jersey-based Tris Pharma has won a ruling blocking Teva-owned Actavis from launching a generic version of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder drug Quillivant XR. 10 December 2020
Medtech
Flexicare infringed a breathing tube patent owned by New Zealand appliance maker Fisher & Paykel (F&P), the English High Court has ruled. 10 December 2020
Americas
The University of Southern Denmark has accused biotech Creative Biolabs of infringing its patent-protected monoclonal antibody, HG-HYB 7-5. 9 December 2020
Americas
Neurim Pharmaceuticals has won its case against generics drug maker Mylan at the English High Court, which held that its patent for a treatment for insomnia was valid and had been infringed in a ruling handed down on December 4. 8 December 2020
Americas
The number of potentially anticompetitive patent infringement settlements between brand drugmakers and generic competitors remained low in 2017, according to the Federal Trade Commission. 7 December 2020