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Asia-Pacific
Japan-based Fujifilm has revealed its plan to acquire two cell culture media companies for $800 million. 5 April 2018
Americas
Forest Laboratories, a subsidiary of Allergan, has taken on Mylan over a generic version of a constipation drug. 3 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
Eisai has partnered with fellow Japanese pharmaceutical company Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical to expand and grow Nichi-Iko’s generic business. 3 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
Japan-based Takeda has revealed that it is considering plans to acquire biopharmaceutical company Shire. 3 April 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ordered the Patent and Trial Appeal Board to halt its review of patents covering a dry eye medication while the court considers arguments that tribal immunity protects the patents from board proceedings. 29 March 2018
Biotechnology
The English Court of Appeal has reversed a finding that two of Regeneron’s European patents covering transgenic mice were insufficient. 29 March 2018
Americas
A US judge has overturned a jury verdict which found that Teva owed GSK $235 million in damages for infringing a patent covering a blood pressure drug. 29 March 2018
Americas
A Delaware court has dismissed a patent infringement claim brought by Amgen against a biosimilar maker. 28 March 2018
Big Pharma
GSK has revealed that it will buy Novartis out of their joint consumer healthcare business. 27 March 2018
Americas
A US judge handed a win to Shire late last week, finding that a generic version of its attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall XR would infringe Shire’s patents. 27 March 2018