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Americas
Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has settled its patent dispute with Indian-based rival Natco Pharma over an attempt to market a generic version of its Tamiflu product. 14 December 2015
Americas
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has rejected the Coalition for Affordable Drugs' attempt to invalidate a patent covering Pozen’s Vimovo (naproxen and esomeprazole magnesium) drug. 11 December 2015
Big Pharma
Teva has been handed a victory after a patent covering its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) was declared valid until 2030. 10 December 2015
Americas
Law firm Merchant & Gould has hired Alireza Behrooz as a partner in the firm’s chemical and life sciences group in Washington, DC. 10 December 2015
Americas
AstraZeneca has agreed to let distributor Perrigo Company sell its Entocort (budesonide) drug. 9 December 2015
Generics
Unimed Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of life sciences company AbbVie, has slammed generics maker Sandoz with a lawsuit alleging infringement of 11 of its patents. 8 December 2015
Americas
The US government has asked pharmaceutical company Mylan to testify with information on the price of a generic antibiotic product it makes. 7 December 2015
Americas
Valeant Pharmaceuticals has slammed Allergan’s attempt to market a generic version of its Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) drug. 4 December 2015
Americas
There were no surprises, but plenty of alarms yesterday following the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision to reject Sequenom’s request for a re-hearing of its dispute with Ariosa Diagnostics en banc. 3 December 2015
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected Sequenom’s petition to re-hear its dispute with Ariosa Diagnostics en banc. 2 December 2015