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Allergan has reached a $750 million deal to resolve antitrust litigation brought against its subsidiary Forest Laboratories over Alzheimer’s drug Namenda. 29 October 2019
Americas
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against three Indian rivals in a US federal court over proposed generics of its heart failure drug Entresto. 29 October 2019
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The National Committee on IP Rights of the Philippines prevented more than PHP455 million worth of counterfeit medicines and personal care products from reaching consumers in the first seven months of this year. 28 October 2019
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AbbVie and AstraZeneca reached a settlement over patent suits involving their rival cancer drugs earlier this week, after nearly two years of litigation. 25 October 2019
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The Brazilian Federal Public Defender’s Office has filed a complaint against Gilead for hugely increasing the price of its hepatitis C drug since it gained patent protection. 24 October 2019
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Cancer Research UK has announced a new research collaboration aimed at discovering new technologies to enable the early detection of cancer. 24 October 2019
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Former Holland & Knight trial lawyer Merri Moken has joined Paul Hastings’ team in New York as of counsel. 24 October 2019
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Choosing the right IP strategy is crucial for companies, but constrained budgets and picking the wrong partners are all factors that can steer companies off the correct path. 24 October 2019
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US biotechnology company 10x Genomics is to pay its competitor, Becton Dickinson, $25 million as part of a deal to end worldwide patent infringement litigation between the companies. 23 October 2019
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The special 25th anniversary BIO-Europe 2019 global life science partnering event will be held November 11–13, 2019, in Hamburg, Germany. 22 October 2019