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A Virginia judge has approved Par Pharmaceutical’s settlement with a group of direct purchasers, allowing the pharmaceutical company to escape a pay-for-delay lawsuit. 10 March 2020
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EU authorities seized €7.9 million worth of counterfeit medicines—including fake cancer drugs, antivirals, and erectile dysfunction medicines—as part of an operation carried out last year. 9 March 2020
Americas
Drugmakers including Gilead Sciences must face antitrust claims related to HIV drugs, after the US District Court for the District of Florida on Monday, March 3 refused to fully throw out a class-action suit implicating the company. 5 March 2020
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Cooley has grown its IP litigation practice with the addition of partners Sanya Sukduang and Jonathan Davies, who will be based in Washington, DC. 5 March 2020
Americas
Biotech company Bioverativ has accused CSL Behring of infringing three patents covering its haemophilia B treatment Alprolix. 5 March 2020
Asia
India has imposed export restrictions on drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), including paracetamol, amid fears over COVID-19-related shortages. 4 March 2020
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Biotech Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced plans to acquire Dutch diagnostics group Qiagen for $11.5 billion. 3 March 2020
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April Weisbruch has joined McDermott Will & Emery as an IP partner, moving from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, where she worked as an IP associate. 3 March 2020
Americas
Gilead Sciences has agreed a $4.9 billion deal to buy California-based immuno-oncology company Forty Seven. 2 March 2020
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The US Food and Drug Administration has revealed a COVID-19-related shortage of a drug, adding to concerns that the virus has the potential to massively disrupt medical supply chains. 2 March 2020