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Biotechnology companies Bioverativ and Bicycle Therapeutics have entered into an agreement to develop and commercialise therapies for haemophilia and sickle cell disease. 7 September 2017
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There are two major challenges facing the life sciences IP arena, according to Larry Coury, senior director of dispute resolution at Regeneron. 7 September 2017
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Two biotech associations have filed litigation in a district court challenging the provisions of a Nevada law, saying it violates patent rights. 7 September 2017
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Industrial gases company Praxair has been cleared of patent infringement in a district court ruling after Mallinckrodt accused the company of infringing its respiratory treatment Inomax (nitric oxide). 6 September 2017
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The development of Canada’s exclusivity framework was the focus of a roundtable at Life Sciences Patent Network North America, hosted by LSPR in Boston. 5 September 2017
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Juno Therapeutics and the Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research have entered a second round of litigation against Kite, a company which specialises in cancer immunotherapy treatments. 5 September 2017
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court decision which stated that CardiAQ is not entitled to injunctive relief, despite a $91 million damages payout from Neovasc. 5 September 2017
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Inventiva, a biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative therapies, has announced the extension of an agreement with AbbVie to continue to research and develop orally available RORγ inverse agonists. 4 September 2017
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Indivior, which specialises in addiction treatment drugs, intends to launch an appeal against a US District Court for the District of Delaware verdict that could lead to rival companies selling a generic version of its Suboxone Film, a drug to treat opioid addiction. 4 September 2017
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The California Life Sciences Association (CLSA), an advocacy group, has added six new members to its board of directors. 1 September 2017