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Americas
Horizon Pharma has filed a complaint against Actavis accusing it of infringing three of patents for the Vimovo (naproxen/esomeprazole magnesium) drug. 12 August 2016
Americas
The US District Court for the Northern District of California decided yesterday, August 11, that Gilead should be entitled to attorneys’ fees following a lawsuit in which Merck was found guilty of misconduct. 12 August 2016
Africa
Roche has defeated a cybersquatter in a dispute centring on 18 domain names that infringed trademarks owned by the pharmaceutical company. 11 August 2016
Big Pharma
Pharming Group, a Netherlands based company, has agreed to buy the North American commercialisation rights to its drug Ruconest from Valeant Pharmaceuticals. 11 August 2016
Americas
Amgen has entered into a global agreement with Advaxis, allowing for the development and commercialisation of ADXS-NEO, a preclinical cancer immunotherapy treatment. 10 August 2016
Americas
Teva has settled a dispute with 48 US states after it was found guilty of attempting to pursue ‘pay-for-delay’ agreements with generic drug makers. 10 August 2016
Americas
Shionogi and Concordia Pharmaceuticals sued Hi-Tech Pharmacal yesterday for allegedly infringing patents centring on the drug Ulesfia, an anti-parasite medication. 9 August 2016
Americas
NuScience, a US based nutritional supplement company, has asked a court to imprison two brothers who are at the centre of a trade secrets lawsuit. 9 August 2016
Americas
AstraZeneca has sued Mylan for allegedly infringing its patents covering the drug Faslodex. 8 August 2016
Americas
AbbVie has sued Amgen saying its proposed biosimilar for the Humira (adalimumab) drug infringes 61 patents. 8 August 2016