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Americas
Procter & Gamble has announced plans to buy the consumer health business of Merck KGaA for €3.4 billion. 24 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
Japan-based Takeda has upped its offer to buy Ireland-headquartered Shire for the fourth time, raising its bid to approximately £44 billion. 23 April 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has revived a patent infringement dispute involving a former subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and Medinol, a company that focuses on cardiovascular intervention. 23 April 2018
Americas
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Allergan have filed a brief in a dispute over whether tribal sovereign immunity can protect patents from the inter partes review (IPR) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). 20 April 2018
Americas
US-based law firm Brinks Gilson & Lione has expanded its biopharma practice group in Salt Lake City, Utah, by adding Kenton Walker to the team. 19 April 2018
Americas
Two trademark oppositions against Pfizer have been suspended as the parties are engaged in negotiations to settle the disputes. 19 April 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court’s claim construction of a patent which covers Sunovion’s schizophrenia and bipolar depression drug Latuda on Monday, April 16. 19 April 2018
Europe
France-based Sanofi has confirmed it is in negotiations to sell its European generics business Zentiva for €1.9 billion ($2.4 billion) to private equity firm Advent International. 19 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
China’s government has announced a series of measures to increase the country’s importation of drugs, including enhanced IP protection in the pharmaceutical industry. 18 April 2018
Biotechnology
Biotech company Shire has revealed plans to sell its oncology business for $2.4 billion to France-based Servier. 17 April 2018