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Asia-Pacific
The Australian government has ordered an investigation into the sale of counterfeit face masks in the country, following warnings from health experts and local media reports over the prevalence of fake equipment. 26 May 2020
Asia
Taiwanese biotechnology company Personal Genomics is using California’s Pacific Biosciences for patent infringement in China. 22 May 2020
Big Pharma
The English High Court has finalised the terms of a trademark injunction against US pharmaceutical company Merck, Sharp and Dohme (MSD), in favour of German rival Merck KGaA. 21 May 2020
Americas
Australian ear implants manufacturer Cochlear must pay $268 million for infringing a patent owned by a US medical research organisation. 20 May 2020
Americas
Canada’s Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food has accused a Washington-based nursery, a fruit seller, and a fruit grower of infringing a plant patent covering the Staccato type of cherry tree. 20 May 2020
Americas
The US has joined consensus on a World Health Organization resolution on the global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but disassociated itself from the IP and reproductive health services wording within the resolution. 20 May 2020
Americas
The US government has urged a Delaware federal court to throw out patent infringement claims from Gilead Sciences over HIV prevention medicines. 19 May 2020
Africa
The World Health Organization and Costa Rica will launch a technology pooling initiative to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 May 2020
Big Pharma
Sanofi is facing criticism after CEO Paul Hudson said the US was likely to have priority access on any COVID-19 vaccine produced by the French pharmaceutical company. 15 May 2020
Plant Varieties
The European Patent Office has said that plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes are not patentable. 14 May 2020