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Americas
3M has filed four more trademark lawsuits against companies accused of reselling N95 masks at inflated prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while also securing a preliminary injunction in another suit. 5 May 2020
Big Pharma
Once a genuine vaccine against COVID-19 has been announced, counterfeiters and fraudsters are likely to invest heavily in offering ineffective counterfeit versions of the vaccine online, according to Europol. 1 May 2020
Biotechnology
The University of Oxford has partnered with UK pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to develop and manufacture the university’s trial COVID-19 vaccine. 30 April 2020
Big Pharma
The Court of Justice of the European Union has handed down its decision in Royalty Pharma, providing highly-anticipated guidance on supplementary protection certificates. 30 April 2020
Big Pharma
Gilead has escalated its dispute with the US federal government by filing a new lawsuit accusing it of improperly filing for patents covering HIV drug Truvada. 29 April 2020
Americas
3M has filed another trademark infringement suit against what it’s called a “deplorable pandemic profiteer”, as the multinational seeks to stop the alleged price-gouging of N95 masks amid the COVID-19 outbreak. 29 April 2020
Europe
Judging by today’s news cycle, you might think that the world of IP is quite advanced when it comes to artificial intelligence . 28 April 2020
Americas
Argentum Pharmaceuticals can’t have a Novartis patent for a multiple sclerosis drug invalidated because it doesn’t have standing to bring the challenge, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled. 28 April 2020
Americas
Pfizer has been rebuked by judges for filing thin evidence in support of what the pharma company called its ‘self-evident’ standing to bring a patent challenge. 28 April 2020
Americas
3M has convinced a US judge to grant a restraining order against a New Jersey company it has accused of infringing the 3M trademarks by reselling N95 masks at “grossly inflated” prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 27 April 2020