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Big Pharma
The National Health Service, the UK’s government-run health system, has partnered with Gilead Sciences, Merck Sharp and Dohme and AbbVie to help eliminate hepatitis C in England. 3 May 2019
Biotechnology
A judge has dismissed actor Clint Eastwood’s motion to gain ownership over two diabetes patents currently assigned to Molecular Defenses Corporation. 2 May 2019
Big Pharma
AstraZeneca has begun collaborating with UK-headquartered artificial intelligence company BenevolentAI to use AI and machine learning for the discovery and development of new treatments. 2 May 2019
Big Pharma
Amgen and Roche have filed a joint patent infringement claim against Samsung’s biopharmaceutical company Bioepis. 1 May 2019
Big Pharma
A division of Novartis has entered into an agreement with Taiwan-based EirGenix to market a medicine which treats some cancer tumours. 1 May 2019
Asia
PepsiCo India is attempting to settle a lawsuit against four Indian farmers who the food and drink company say infringed its IP by growing a protected variety of potato. 30 April 2019
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected Medtronic’s attempt to revisit a ruling that lumbered the medical device company with a $23 million loss. 30 April 2019
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board inter partes reviews, which upheld a patent owned by Eli Lilly late last week. 29 April 2019
Americas
The six antitrust class-action lawsuits that have been brought against AbbVie could result in more scrutiny of settlement agreements between the innovator and the biosimilar manufacturer, with potential antitrust complications. 29 April 2019
Americas
US courts need to revisit the patentability of diagnostic tests under section 101, according to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s chief IP counsel. 26 April 2019