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Generics
Entities backing the Make Meds Affordable campaign have asked US health authorities President Biden to end “patent monopolies” on six common medicines to bring down prices. 24 March 2022
Big Pharma
Sun Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $485 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit relating to a generic drug application filed by its subsidiary, Ranbaxy, ending years of litigation. 24 March 2022
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It’s been over seven years since the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force. 24 March 2022
Generics
Novo Nordisk and Sandoz have settled an ongoing patent dispute over the blockbuster diabetes treatment Victoza before the companies were meant to face trial in April. 24 March 2022
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