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Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a decision on patent claims for a drug used to treat anorexia and cachexia in AIDS patients. 4 December 2014
Americas
Drugs companies Cipla and Meda Pharmaceuticals have sued Canada-based Apotex as they seek to protect the nasal spray Dymista (Azelastine hydrochloride, fluticasone propionate). 3 December 2014
Asia-Pacific
Japanese drug maker Otsuka Holdings has agreed to buy Avanir Pharmaceuticals as part of a multi-billion dollar deal that could ease its potential patent woes. 2 December 2014
Big Pharma
Nearly 170,000 counterfeit medicinal items have been seized following a police raid in Hungary. 1 December 2014
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The lights of Oxford and Cambridge University might shine brightest, but there is more than a flicker of success at other academic institutions in the UK. One of those, the University of Manchester, boasts 25 Nobel Prize winners and has housed academic masterminds such as Alan Turing. 28 November 2014
Asia
India has been urged once again to strengthen its IP laws, particularly those covering drugs, following a visit from the US Trade Representative. 27 November 2014
Asia
UK medical research charity MRC Technology has teamed up with Chinese pharmaceutical company Yabao as part of an effort to discover and develop treatments for Parkinson’s disease. 26 November 2014
Americas
US pharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals has sued Zydus Pharmaceuticals and Cadila Healthcare accusing them of infringing patents covering its antiepileptic drug, Trokendi XR (topiramate). 25 November 2014
Americas
Steptoe & Johnson has added a partner to its New York IP team. 24 November 2014
Europe
A lawyer from GlaxoSmithKline has said the Unified Patent Court will take ten years to overcome teething problems. 20 November 2014