Keyword: patent litigation

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Merck Wins Hepatitis C Patent Row with Gilead

24.03.2016 - A federal jury in California has ruled in favour of US drug maker Merck in a high-profile patent dispute with rival Gilead Sciences over sofosbuvir, the active ingredient in a new...

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Lilly Loses Latest Round in UK Alimta Patent Battle

16.02.2016 - US drugmaker Eli Lilly has lost the latest round in an ongoing legal fight in the UK over patents relating to the administration of vitamins given alongside its blockbuster lung...

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Roche Wins Patent Dispute Against Cipla

11.12.2015 - An Indian court has unexpectedly sided with Swiss drugmaker Roche in a long-running patent dispute with Indian generics giant Cipla. A two-judge panel for the Delhi High Court...

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Sanofi and Lilly Settle Lantus Patent Row

29.09.2015 - France’s Sanofi and US drugmaker Eli Lilly have resolved their patent dispute over insulin drugs. The settlement announced this week ends a US lawsuit brought by the French...

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Lilly Wins Court Ruling on Alimta Patent

27.08.2015 - A court in Indiana, USA, has ruled in Eli Lilly’s favor in a long-running patent battle with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries relating to infringement of the vitamin regimen for its...

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Butamax and Gevo End Isobutanol Patent Dispute

25.08.2015 - Renewables companies Butamax and Gevo have ended their four-year patent dispute relating to their bio-based isobutanol technologies. Litigation between the parties started in...

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AstraZeneca Settles Crestor Patent Dispute

25.03.2013 - AstraZeneca has seen off a remaining threat to its top-selling cholesterol drug Crestor by settling a U.S. legal case with Watson Laboratories, a unit of Actavis, and Egis. The...

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Top U.S. Court to Decide on Deals to Delay Cheaper Drugs

23.03.2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday over whether big drug companies can settle patent litigation with generic rivals by making deals to keep cheaper products off...