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US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has called on the US Patent and Trademark Office to block extensions to two Gilead Sciences patents covering HIV prevention drugs including Descovy. 9 December 2019
Big Pharma
Treatment Action Group, a US-based organisation focused on research of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, has applauded an opposition that aims to block Sanofi from patenting a new TB drug in India. 9 December 2019
Americas
Medtronic, the world’s largest medical devices company, is facing a patent infringement lawsuit over its line of artificial heart valves. 6 December 2019
Big Pharma
Takeda has sued Mylan for patent infringement and breach of a licencing agreement over Takeda’s Colcrys drug. 5 December 2019
Americas
New Jersey-based generic drugmaker Rising Pharmaceuticals has admitted to conspiring to fix prices and allocate customers for a generic hypertension drug. 5 December 2019
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The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has approved President Donald Trump’s nomination for Stephen Hahn to serve as the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. 5 December 2019
Americas
Astellas is set to buy US-based Audentes Therapeutics for approximately $3 billion, as the Japanese pharmaceutical company looks to boost its gene therapy expertise. 5 December 2019
Americas
Barnes & Thornburg has recruited a new life sciences patent group from the IP boutique Brinks, Gilson & Lione. 3 December 2019
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The Trump administration is considering shortening the period that big pharma companies’ biologic drugs are protected by marketing exclusivity from biosimilar competition. 3 December 2019
Americas
Genus Lifesciences is suing pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt for misusing trade secrets related to a cocaine hydrochloride formulation. 3 December 2019