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The English High Court has concluded that a supplementary protection certificate challenged by Sandoz is valid, dismissing the dispute. 5 May 2017
Africa
The World Health Organization will launch a pilot project for biosimilars to make costly cancer treatments more widely available in low and middle income countries. 5 May 2017
Americas
The US Patent and Trademark Office won a case against biotech company NantKwest yesterday at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 4 May 2017
Americas
AstraZeneca has entered into a collaboration with biotech company Pieris Pharmaceuticals to develop novel inhaled drugs that expand on Pieris’s Anticalin platform. 4 May 2017
Americas
A judge at the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has handed down a final judgment in a patent dispute between Eli Lilly and Sun Pharmaceutical favouring Eli Lilly. 3 May 2017
Americas
GSK and biotech company Bluebird Bio have entered into a licence agreement centring on Bluebird’s lentiviral vector platform. 3 May 2017
Americas
The number of Abbreviated New Drug Application disputes filed in 2016 represented a drop for the first time in three years, the newly published “Hatch-Waxman ANDA Litigation Report 2017” has said. 2 May 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled yesterday that a patent is invalid if the invention was sold before being patented, even if the invention was not publicly disclosed. 2 May 2017
Americas
The US District Court for the District of Delaware has dismissed a dispute between Apotex and Allergan after the companies entered into a settlement agreement. 28 April 2017
Biotechnology
Merck will divest its biosimilars business to Fresenius Kabi in order to focus on innovative drugs. 28 April 2017