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Americas
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and European Commission have cleared the merger of generic pesticide producer China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) and crop business Syngenta. 6 April 2017
Americas
Law firm Michael Best has opened a new office in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the chair of its life sciences industry group Lisa Mueller will serve as office managing partner. 6 April 2017
Americas
Law firm Schiff Hardin has hired a new partner to its global generic pharmaceuticals practice. 5 April 2017
Americas
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System and cancer research company Gensetix have filed a patent complaint against Baylor College of Medicine, Diakonos Research and an inventor called William Decker. 5 April 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed rulings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that two of Novartis’s patents are obvious. 5 April 2017
Big Pharma
A five-year dispute between Eli Lilly and Actavis over a cancer drug is being heard today at the UK Supreme Court. 4 April 2017
Americas
A man based in New Jersey has been charged in connection with a scheme to smuggle misbranded drugs into the US. 4 April 2017
Biotechnology
European developments surrounding the patentability of plants and animals have become rather political, but there are ways for patentees to mitigate the effects of political influence over the patenting process, writes Jane Wainwright of Potter Clarkson. 4 April 2017
Americas
AbbVie has filed a declaratory judgment against Novartis, alleging that its patents covering the treatment of hepatitis C virus are invalid. 3 April 2017
Americas
A Delaware district court has invalidated four patents owned by Acorda Therapeutics after the company and Alkermes Pharma Ireland alleged that Apotex, Mylan, Roxane Laboratories and Teva infringed them. 3 April 2017