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Americas
The six antitrust class-action lawsuits that have been brought against AbbVie could result in more scrutiny of settlement agreements between the innovator and the biosimilar manufacturer, with potential antitrust complications. 29 April 2019
Americas
US courts need to revisit the patentability of diagnostic tests under section 101, according to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s chief IP counsel. 26 April 2019
Americas
Petitioners will continue to be able to launch litigation simultaneously before both the district court and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, effectively having two bites at the apple, according to John Kirkland, director of IP at biopharmaceutical company Alkermes. 26 April 2019
Americas
There’s alarm in the scientific community because of how broadly the principles of the Mayo test for section 101 are being used to strike down patents on profound innovations and discoveries. 26 April 2019
Big Pharma
The Delhi High Court has cleared two Indian drug companies to export a cancer drug and blood thinner, both patented by Bayer, for the purposes of development and clinical trials for regulatory clearances. 25 April 2019
Big Pharma
Biotech and pharmaceutical companies have submitted an amicus brief urging an appeals court to rethink a ruling, which invalidated a patent exclusively licensed by Athena Diagnostics. 25 April 2019
Big Pharma
Eli Lilly has entered into a $35m global licensing and research agreement with biotech company Avidity Biosciences. 25 April 2019
Generics
A US health insurance provider is suing a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson for filing “sham” patent litigation in a bid to stop generic forms of a prostate cancer treatment from entering the market. 25 April 2019
Americas
The Federal Circuit has upheld a finding of the US Patent and Trademark Office, which rendered a Purdue Pharma oxycodone patent ineligible. 23 April 2019
Medtech
Medical device company Neovasc has added two co-inventors to three of its patents, settling a dispute with a competitor, Edwards Lifesciences. 23 April 2019