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Big Pharma
UK-based law firm Appleyard Lees has appointed Barbara Fleck as a partner in its Cambridge office. 1 June 2017
Big Pharma
The English High Court has dismissed UCB Pharma’s request for summary judgment in a case against Chugai Pharmaceutical. 31 May 2017
Americas
Janssen Biotech has entered into a worldwide exclusive licence and collaboration agreement with US-based Protagonist Therapeutics. 31 May 2017
Americas
Amgen has filed a complaint against the US Food and Drug Administration for not accepting its study reports and denying six months of paediatric exclusivity for its drug Sensipar. 30 May 2017
Americas
The Procter & Gamble Company and biotech company Canfield Scientific have sued Quantificare, a company manufacturing imaging solutions for clinical trials and physicians, for patent infringement. 30 May 2017
Americas
Pfizer has filed a motion to exclude a declaration and testimony supporting a class of direct purchasers that have accused it of anti-competitive conduct. 29 May 2017
Americas
Biogen has asked the US District Court for the Eastern District of California to dismiss a competition complaint filed by biotech company Ixchel Pharma. 26 May 2017
Americas
A heart valve patent owned by the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is immune to inter partes review, according to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 25 May 2017
Africa
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s Re:Search has launched a new five-year guide to its activities in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, malaria and tuberculosis. 24 May 2017
Biotechnology
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally decided that Merck Sharp & Dohme operated an anti-competitive discount scheme for its drug Remicade. 24 May 2017