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Americas
Pfizer has filed patent infringement suits against India-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals in an attempt to stop it selling a generic version of erectile dysfunction drug Viagra (sildenafil citrate). 18 March 2014
Americas
Eli Lilly has filed suit against more than 30 generic drug makers at the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana for allegedly infringing three patents related to platelet inhibitor drug Effient (prasugrel). 17 March 2014
Europe
Massachusetts-based Idenix Pharmaceuticals has filed patent infringement cases against Gilead Sciences and its European subsidiaries in France, Germany and the UK. 17 March 2014
Europe
A contraction of 0.3 percent in Ireland’s economy last year has been linked to the expiry of several key pharmaceutical patents. 14 March 2014
Asia-Pacific
South Korean cancer vaccine maker KAEL-GemVax has appointed CPA Global as its IP management specialist. 13 March 2014
Americas
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has invalidated one of Pfizer’s patents covering blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex. 13 March 2014
Americas
Genetic diagnostic company Myriad Genetics and other patent holders have been denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have kept rival company Ambry Genetics from selling its own test for BRCA gene mutations. 12 March 2014
Americas
Texas-based biopharmaceutical company Caisson Biotech has expanded its partnership with diabetes therapy maker Novo Nordisk by giving Novo exclusive rights to commercialise an insulin treatment that uses Caisson’s drug delivery technology. 11 March 2014
Europe
The Unified Patent Court has clarified its opt-out scheme, making clear that when a European patent has been opted out of the scheme, its associated supplementary protection certificate will follow. 11 March 2014
Big Pharma
While the political will exists for the introduction of the Unified Patent Court next year, much more still needs to be done, according to Adam Cooke, a partner in DLA Piper's IP and technology group. 5 March 2014