MedTech news
Americas
Roche Diabetes Care, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Roche, has accused medical device company Insulet of infringing a patent covering a blood glucose level monitor. 22 June 2020
Americas
MicroPort Orthopedics has sued rival Medacta, accusing it of providing surgeons with “knock-off copies and defaced versions” of MicroPort’s patented surgical tools. 18 June 2020
Americas
Genetic sequencing company Illumina has obtained a preliminary injunction against its China-based rival BGI. 18 June 2020
Americas
As opportunistic price-gougers look to capitalise on the COVID-19 pandemic, brands such as 3M have turned to trademark law to try and stop them. Brian Michalek and Erin Westbrook of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr report. 11 June 2020
Asia
IP firm Rouse will collaborate with life sciences service provider Codex to support companies looking to enter the Chinese market. 4 June 2020
Europe
Israeli generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals must face infringement claims related to an asthma inhaler, an English judge has ruled. 3 June 2020
Africa
The World Health Organization has launched a COVID-19 technology pool, with 37 countries and multiple international partners and institutions rallying together to support the initiative. 29 May 2020
Asia-Pacific
The Australian government has ordered an investigation into the sale of counterfeit face masks in the country, following warnings from health experts and local media reports over the prevalence of fake equipment. 26 May 2020
Americas
Australian ear implants manufacturer Cochlear must pay $268 million for infringing a patent owned by a US medical research organisation. 20 May 2020
Americas
The US has joined consensus on a World Health Organization resolution on the global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but disassociated itself from the IP and reproductive health services wording within the resolution. 20 May 2020