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Americas
More than 500 tonnes of illicit pharmaceuticals have been seized worldwide as part of a global operation led by Interpol, as announced on Tuesday. 26 October 2018
Americas
Siew Yen Chong has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s New York office as of counsel. 26 October 2018
Americas
The US International Trade Commission yesterday announced that it will review in-part the final initial determination of an investigation into Fujifilm involving X-ray breast imaging. 25 October 2018
Americas
Duane Morris has appointed Patrick Gallagher as chair of the firm’s pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals litigation and regulatory practice group. 25 October 2018
Big Pharma
Trademarks covering Bayer’s branded Aspirin were at the centre of an appeal dismissed by the EU General Court yesterday. 25 October 2018
Europe
The Munich District Court in Germany has found that sleep masks produced by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare infringe a European patent owned by ResMed. 24 October 2018
Americas
The US Federal Trade Commission yesterday said that Teva Pharmaceuticals has asked the commission to reopen and modify its decision and order regarding the 2012 merger of Actavis and Watson Pharmaceuticals. 24 October 2018
Americas
Maryland-based United Therapeutics has inked a licence, development and commercialisation agreement with CollPlant, an Israeli biotech company, for 3D bioprinted lung transplants. 23 October 2018
Americas
In a blow to Allergan and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday refused to reconsider an earlier decision that rejected use of tribal sovereign immunity in inter partes reviews. 23 October 2018
Americas
Novartis is planning to acquire Endocyte, an Indiana-based biotech, to accelerate its development of radiopharmaceuticals. 22 October 2018