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A California-based CEO has pleaded guilty to trafficking counterfeit veterinary labels and packaging. 11 April 2017
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Law firm Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie has hired Elie Gendloff as of counsel in the firm’s IP practice group in Los Angeles. 10 April 2017
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a district court’s ruling of infringement in a patent dispute between The Medicines Company and Mylan. 10 April 2017
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Hikma Pharmaceuticals has entered into a settlement agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, following a patent infringement dispute related to Jazz’s drug Xyrem. 7 April 2017
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Allergan has filed a complaint against cosmetics companies Dermavita and Dima and PR company KBC Media for trademark infringement and false advertising. 7 April 2017
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and European Commission have cleared the merger of generic pesticide producer China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) and crop business Syngenta. 6 April 2017
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Law firm Michael Best has opened a new office in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the chair of its life sciences industry group Lisa Mueller will serve as office managing partner. 6 April 2017
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Law firm Schiff Hardin has hired a new partner to its global generic pharmaceuticals practice. 5 April 2017
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The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System and cancer research company Gensetix have filed a patent complaint against Baylor College of Medicine, Diakonos Research and an inventor called William Decker. 5 April 2017
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed rulings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that two of Novartis’s patents are obvious. 5 April 2017