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Americas
The US International Trade Commission yesterday announced that it will launch a patent infringement investigation into medical device maker Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, based in New Zealand. 2 October 2018
Big Pharma
Crowell & Moring has welcomed Gunther Meyer, who previously led the Brussels IP group at Eversheds Sutherland, as a senior counsel in the firm’s IP group. 2 October 2018
Asia
Novartis has teamed up with a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm in efforts to bring the Swiss company’s proprietary cancer treatment to patients in China. 1 October 2018
Americas
Teva has once again taken Eli Lilly to court over a migraine drug, just hours after Eli Lilly’s gained Food and Drug Administration approval to market Emgality. 1 October 2018
Americas
US-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals has announced its plan to acquire Syntimmune, a clinical-stage biotechnology company. 1 October 2018
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US company KSQ Therapeutics, a specialist in using CRISPR for drug development, has raised $80 million in series C funding. 28 September 2018
Americas
A Brazilian federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against a patent for US-based Gilead’s Sovaldi drug, used to treat hepatitis C, following a complaint by a presidential candidate. 27 September 2018
Americas
Gilead is set to produce cheaper authorised generic versions of its branded hepatitis C treatments from 2019. 26 September 2018
Americas
US-based Encoditech yesterday accused a Roche subsidiary of infringing a patent related to wireless communication. 26 September 2018
Biotechnology
Big data presents an array of opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry, but companies must be careful who they partner with, said Myra McCormack, associate patent counsel at Johnson & Johnson, yesterday. 26 September 2018