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Americas
Par Pharmaceutical has sought a declaratory judgment that it did not infringe patents belonging to Sumitomo and its subsidiary Sunovion that protect bipolar disorder drug Latuda. 5 January 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that said patent claims owned by Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), are invalid. 4 January 2017
Americas
Amgen secured victory yesterday as a US federal judge refused to throw out a ruling upholding the validity of two patents owned by the company. 4 January 2017
Americas
Intellectual property law firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto has appointed Susanne Flanders, Natalie Lieber and Dennis McMahon as partners in the firm. 4 January 2017
Americas
Healthcare company Abbott Laboratories has agreed to divest two medical device businesses in a bid to settle competition charges brought by the US Federal Trade Commission. 3 January 2017
Americas
Sanofi, and its subsidiary Genzyme, has targeted two pharmaceutical companies in patent lawsuits related to its drug Aubagio. 3 January 2017
Asia-Pacific
A report released by the Australian government has said Australia's extension of term scheme for patents in the pharmaceutical industry "has had little effect" on investment and innovation. 23 December 2016
Big Pharma
Teva has filed a complaint against nine pharmaceutical companies including Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Sandoz and Mylan for alleged patent infringement over Copaxone, a treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis. 23 December 2016
Americas
Pfizer has agreed a collaboration and licensing agreement with Sweden-based pharmaceutical company BioInvent International on cancer immunotherapy research. 22 December 2016
Americas
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, now known as Takeda Oncology, has filed a complaint against US-based MSN Laboratories for patent infringement of Velcade, a treatment for cancer. 22 December 2016