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Americas
Takeda Pharmaceutical and Arbor Pharmaceuticals are seeking to block Turkey-based EastPharma from releasing a generic version of the blockbuster high blood pressure medication, Edarbi. 22 March 2022
Americas
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has accused Moderna of using its nanoparticle technology to develop its COVID-19 vaccine. 22 March 2022
Americas
US pharma company HDT Bio has accused Emcure Pharmaceuticals of the “blatant theft” of its COVID-19 vaccine technology in a new lawsuit. 22 March 2022
Americas
Eli Lilly has failed to convince a US judge to toss a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Teva Pharmaceuticals in a dispute over a migraine medication. 17 March 2022
Big Pharma
The US, EU, India and South Africa have reached an undisclosed agreement related to the stonewalled COVID-19 vaccine IP waiver. 16 March 2022
Medtech
Therabody has sued TJ Maxx’s parent company, alongside five “unauthorised” Amazon resellers for patent and trademark infringement, claiming they sell “knockoff” massage gun products. 15 March 2022
Generics
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals has filed a patent infringement suit against MSN Laboratories targeting the company’s planned generic Samsca heart medication. 15 March 2022
Americas
A California court has given a partial win to MedImpact in a trade secrets suit against US data giant IQVIA over its medical insurance platform. 15 March 2022
Generics
AbbVie and Icelandic biosimilar company Alvotech have settled all US litigation over Alvotech’s proposed generic of AbbVie’s blockbuster arthritis treatment Humira (adalimumab). 10 March 2022
Americas
A subsidiary of Tokyo-based FujiFilm has announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ultrasound machine maker Butterfly Network. 10 March 2022