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Americas
Law firm Goodwin has hired Scott Lassman to join its Washington, DC office as a partner in the life sciences practice. 19 October 2016
Americas
Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas has filed a complaint against another Japanese company, Sawai Pharmaceutical, for allegedly infringing its patents centring on the drug Myrbetriq. 18 October 2016
Americas
Pfizer announced yesterday that it will launch a biosimilar of one of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) best-selling drugs, Remicade (infliximab), which brought in a total of $9.2 billion in revenue last year. 18 October 2016
Americas
David Manspeizer and Greg Chopskie have joined Morrison & Foerster’s intellectual property litigation practice group in its New York and Washington offices respectively. 18 October 2016
Africa
With specialist IP providers offering post-M&A services at lower cost than traditional law firms, have clients been overspending in the past? Melissa Pillote on behalf of Dennemeyer reports. 18 October 2016
Big Pharma
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that certain legislation on supplementary protection certificates applies to SPCs granted by a country before it has joined the EU. 17 October 2016
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court’s patent ruling in favour of global pharma company Endo and Scotland-based Strakan International in a case against Actavis. 17 October 2016
Americas
Mexico has introduced new rules for labelling alcoholic beverages in an effort to fight abuse of the ‘demon drink’, as Daniel Sanchez and Victor Ramirez of Olivares report. 17 October 2016
Asia
There is some debate among Russian legal professionals about whether “selection inventions” are considered patentable, but the answer seems clear, says Valery Djermakian of Gorodissky & Partners. 17 October 2016
Americas
Amgen has filed a complaint against Apotex for allegedly infringing a patent centring on Sensipar tablets. 14 October 2016