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Americas
Schiff Hardin LLP has expanded its IP group with the hiring of Imron Aly as a partner. 2 April 2014
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a lower court decision that found Actavis’s generic version of Shire’s ulcerative colitis drug Lialda (mesalamine) infringes US patent 6,773,720. 2 April 2014
Americas
The US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has upheld a patent covering Eli Lilly’s second biggest drug Alimta (pemetrexed disodium), after a challenge by Teva’s US pharmaceutical arm. 1 April 2014
Americas
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Teva’s appeal against a Federal Circuit decision that invalidated a patent covering its $4.3 billion-a-year Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) drug, allowing Sandoz, Mylan and Natco to produce generic versions. 1 April 2014
Americas
Novartis has sued generic drugmaker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories for infringing a patent related to its chronic myelogenous leukaemia drug Gleevec/Glivec (imatinib mesylate). 28 March 2014
Americas
Three US lawmakers have introduced legislation that, if passed, would allow patent owners to obtain protection for existing biologic drugs that have been approved for new indications. 27 March 2014
Asia-Pacific
Gilead Sciences has received another challenge to its application to patent its new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) in India. 26 March 2014
Americas
The US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia has upheld the validity of four patents covering Mylan’s Perforomist (formoterol fumarate) inhalation solution. 25 March 2014
Asia
The USPTO has issued a patent to Israeli biotechnology company BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, which covers stem cell technology that can be used in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. 24 March 2014
Biotechnology
Staff at the European Patent Office will hold seven days of strike action starting this week, it has been confirmed. 20 March 2014