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Americas
Eye care company Ocusoft has dropped its allegations over false advertising and patent infringement against Walgreens, a US-based pharmacy store chain. 4 July 2017
Americas
Forest Laboratories and Allergan have filed a complaint against generic company Sun Pharma for patent infringement. 4 July 2017
Americas
A Houston woman was brought to court on Wednesday, June 28, for smuggling counterfeit drugs into the US. 3 July 2017
Americas
The Supreme Court of Canada has handed down a ruling rejecting the ‘promise doctrine’. 3 July 2017
Americas
Teva and Mylan have agreed to dismiss a patent infringement dispute centring on Copaxone, a treatment for multiple sclerosis. 30 June 2017
Europe
The European Patent Office has amended its regulations to exclude plants and animals obtained by an essentially biological breeding process from patentability. 30 June 2017
Americas
Pfizer and a class of direct purchasers have each filed motions for summary judgment at a Virginia district court centring on antitrust allegations made against Pfizer. 29 June 2017
Americas
Diagnostic company Hologic has filed a complaint against Fujifilm for allegedly infringing its patents covering a breast imaging system. 29 June 2017
Americas
The US Food and Drug Administration has revealed plans to increase competition in the US market for prescription drugs, as well as to facilitate the entry of generic drugs into the market. 28 June 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated and remanded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to invalidate a foetal testing patent. 28 June 2017