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Big Pharma
The US Supreme Court will seek the advice of the country’s solicitor general after it agreed to hear an appeal in a dispute over whether a medical treatment is directed towards a natural law. 19 March 2019
Americas
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and generics maker Teva have reached a settlement in their US dispute over Victoza. 19 March 2019
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has warned against implementing “too broad” an interpretation of the Alice test as it ruled that “treatment claims” were eligible for patenting. 18 March 2019
Big Pharma
A district court must revisit its decision that one of Allergan’s patents is valid and was not infringed by a competitor. 18 March 2019
Americas
Supranational organisations such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Program are promoting acts, policies and practices that prevent biopharmaceutical innovators from securing and maintaining patents. 18 March 2019
Big Pharma
Doctors’ handwriting poses a significant challenge to the registration of pharmaceutical trademarks, according to a senior counsel at German pharmaceutical company Bayer. 15 March 2019
Americas
American pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. has secured a victory against its rival Pfizer in an inter partes review of a patent concerning Prevnar 13, the biggest-selling vaccine in the world. 14 March 2019
Americas
The Trump administration has named Ned Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, as the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) acting commissioner. 13 March 2019
Americas
Press releases in recent months that suggest the CRISPR IP saga is about to end are too optimistic and miss out many of the nuances of the current situation, according to Claire Irvine, partner at HGF. 13 March 2019
Big Pharma
India’s government has cut the royalties its local seed companies and farmers pay to Monsanto by almost 50%. 13 March 2019