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The chair of the FTC has said it will continue to challenge pay-for-delay court settlements in the pharmaceutical industry and has hailed a Supreme Court ruling as a victory for consumers. 25 July 2013
Americas
The chief legal officer at the United States Patent and Trademark Office has announced he will be leaving. 24 July 2013
Americas
Senator Patrick Leahy has urged the US National Institutes of Health to force Myriad Genetics to license its patents directed to tests for breast and ovarian cancer. 19 July 2013
Biotechnology
On July 15, French pharmaceutical company Ipsen announced it has closed the acquisition of life sciences company and research partner Syntaxin. 18 July 2013
Americas
Biotechnology company Genmab A/S announced on July 15 that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has refused a request to rehear a case related to its Arzerra product. 17 July 2013
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Glenmark Generics has confirmed that it has filed ANDAs with the US FDA to market generic versions of epilepsy drug Vimpat. 16 July 2013
Asia
India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board has affirmed that US agricultural company Monsanto cannot obtain a patent covering transgenic plants, two years after it was first rejected. 15 July 2013
Asia-Pacific
The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed Spirit Pharmaceutical’s bid to introduce a generic version of painkiller OxyContin. 12 July 2013
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US law firm Greenberg Traurig has appointed shareholder Jennifer Camacho as co-chair of its Boston IP group. 11 July 2013
Americas
Biotech company Myriad Genetics has filed a patent infringement case against Ambry Genetic Corp for allegedly infringing 10 patents related to genetic diagnostic testing. 10 July 2013