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Africa
The World Health Organization has identified counterfeit versions of the Covishield vaccine in India and Uganda. 20 August 2021
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The admissibility of post-filing data varies across jurisdictions, making its effectiveness subject to national patent office rules. Join our panel as they discuss these differences and the impact they have on the strategy of patent prosecution in different jurisdictions. 19 August 2021
Generics
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed US Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decisions upholding three patents related to Teva Pharmaceutical’s migraine drug Ajovy, but has invalidated six others. 19 August 2021
Americas
Nexus Pharmaceuticals and rival Nevakar have gone to court to determine which company has the right to sell a new hypotension drug, which can be administered to patients under anesthesia during surgery. 19 August 2021
Generics
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a Delaware court ruling upholding the validity of cancer drug patents owned by Teva Pharmaceuticals. 17 August 2021
Europe
The latest episode in the long-running dispute between the NHS and French pharmaceutical company Servier has been marked by a UK Supreme Court judgment of July 2, 2021 on Servier’s application to strike out the NHS’s unlawful means tort claim. 17 August 2021
Generics
A Japanese think tank is recommending an overhaul of Japan’s drug pricing system. Takanori Abe of Abe and Partners reports. 17 August 2021
Americas
Mylan Laboratories has urged the US Supreme Court to overturn the controversial NHK-Fintiv rule, claiming that it is “unlawful”. 16 August 2021
Big Pharma
A Delaware magistrate judge has said that Roche subsidiaries should not be able to dismiss a suit claiming they infringed two DNA patents. 12 August 2021
Americas
Zimmer Biomet is suing rival dental implant manufacturer Integrated Dental Systems, claiming that it markets “cheap” replacement parts for Zimmer’s implant systems. 12 August 2021