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Americas
Medical device company OrthoAccel Technologies has filed a complaint against Propel Orthodontics for patent infringement. 5 July 2017
Europe
The English High Court is seeking answers from the CJEU on aspects of the EU’s regulation on supplementary protection certificates, but it’s possible questions will remain following the rulings. Michael Pears and Joel Beevers of Potter Clarkson report. 5 July 2017
Americas
Eye care company Ocusoft has dropped its allegations over false advertising and patent infringement against Walgreens, a US-based pharmacy store chain. 4 July 2017
Americas
Forest Laboratories and Allergan have filed a complaint against generic company Sun Pharma for patent infringement. 4 July 2017
Medtech
Now that Costa Rica has allowed adult stem cells to be used as part of regenerative therapies, the country should be able to attract more investment, say María del Pilar López and Esteban Monge of Zürcher Lawyers. 4 July 2017
Americas
A Houston woman was brought to court on Wednesday, June 28, for smuggling counterfeit drugs into the US. 3 July 2017
Americas
The Supreme Court of Canada has handed down a ruling rejecting the ‘promise doctrine’. 3 July 2017
Genetics
Despite their great ability to fight diseases, gene therapies face tough challenges from an IP and regulatory perspective in Mexico, as Hector Chagoya and Mariana Gonzalez of Becerril, Coca & Becerril report. 3 July 2017
Americas
Teva and Mylan have agreed to dismiss a patent infringement dispute centring on Copaxone, a treatment for multiple sclerosis. 30 June 2017
Europe
The European Patent Office has amended its regulations to exclude plants and animals obtained by an essentially biological breeding process from patentability. 30 June 2017