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Animal health company Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has sued Merck & Co and Merck Animal Health for infringing three patents covering vaccines for treating pig disease. 23 May 2018
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Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont, has signed a licensing deal with Monsanto to use its technology for fighting insects found on corn. 23 May 2018
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Pharmaceutical companies Lundbeck and Takeda have sued generic drug producer Lupin for infringing a patent directed to anti-depressant medication Trintellix (vortioxetine hydrobromide). 23 May 2018
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The UK Intellectual Property Office has published several proposals, including some addressing barriers to growth for IP-rich companies, in response to received views of IP with regard to the government’s Industrial Strategy. 22 May 2018
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The US Food and Drug Administration has published a list of companies that it suspects might be preventing generic drug producers accessing samples of branded products. 21 May 2018
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a patent victory for industrial gases company Praxair against pharmaceutical business Mallinckrodt. 21 May 2018
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Novartis has acquired clinical-stage gene therapy company AveXis. 18 May 2018
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Four US pharmacies have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Allergan over the drug company’s “unlawful scheme” to maintain its patent monopoly over dry-eye treatment Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion). 17 May 2018
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Illumina and Sequenom have filed a patent infringement case against Ariosa Diagnostics for a patent covering DNA testing in pregnant women. 17 May 2018
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US agriculture company Calyxt has announced it has resolved a licensing dispute over DNA-editing technology with Bayer CropScience. 17 May 2018