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Americas
The US Federal Trade Commission has waded into a competition dispute at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit centring on ‘reverse payment’ settlements. 18 February 2016
Americas
Sandoz has petitioned the US Supreme Court to review the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ruling in the ‘patent dance’ dispute. 17 February 2016
Americas
Galderma Laboratories has successfully avoided three inter partes review petitions being instituted against a patent covering its Oracea (doxycycline, USP) drug, used to treat skin condition rosacea. 17 February 2016
Americas
Law firm Reed Smith has expanded its intellectual property, information and innovation group by hiring Lisa Chiarini as a partner in New York. 17 February 2016
Americas
Accord Healthcare’s attempt to market a generic version of Pfizer’s Tygacil has hit a brick wall after it was accused of infringing three patents. 16 February 2016
Americas
Law firm Steptoe & Johnson has hired Ying Li as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property group in New York. 16 February 2016
Big Pharma
Eli Lilly has lost the latest round of its patent battle with Allergan centring on the lung cancer drug Alimta. 15 February 2016
Africa
GSK has been fined more than £37 million by the UK government for “anti-competitive conduct” in relation to ‘pay for delay’ deals centring on anti-depressant drug Seroxat. 12 February 2016
Americas
The US Supreme Court should reject a petition arguing that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s should not handle interference proceedings, the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research has argued. 11 February 2016
Big Pharma
Law firm Fieldfisher has expanded its life sciences patent litigation and intellectual property practice by hiring Diana Sternfeld, Nicole Jadeja, and Rebecca Baines as partners. 11 February 2016