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Janssen to expand patent case against Juno over generic HIV drug
Drug manufacturer Janssen wants to expand its high stakes case against Juno Pharmaceuticals over its HIV drug Prezista, alleging Juno's plans to launch a generic version of the drug threaten another one of its patents.
Sequenom’s ‘incorporeal’ prenatal genetic test unpatentable, Ariosa tells Full Court
Ariosa Diagnostics is fighting to revoke a patent for noninvasive prenatal test owned by Sequenom, arguing it merely describes how to extract "incorporeal" genetic information that is naturally found within the DNA of an unborn foetus.
Corrs partner on the hook for security in DNA patent appeal
A partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth who successfully opposed a genome editing patent by ToolGen, and a corporate predecessor of law firm Ashurst, have been ordered to pay $375,000 in security in an appeal launched by the South Korean biotech firm.
Rio Tinto subsidiary wins on appeal after IP Australia rejects mining patent
Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources has successfully challenged a decision by IP Australia to reject a patent application for a method of separating mined material, with a judge finding the claimed invention was not a collection of mere working directions as a delegate had found.
Kymab to attack Regeneron’s mice experiments in human rat patent case
UK biopharmaceutical company Kymab may attack experiments done by US biotechnology giant Regeneron creating genetically modified mice with splices of human genomes, as it defends its proposed patent for a human rat.
Interpharma won’t challenge Precedex patent validity ruling
Australian drug maker InterPharma will not appeal a ruling that dismissed its challenge to the validity of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's patent for sedative drug Precedex.
Regeneron loses opposition to Kymab’s patent for human rats
US biotechnology firm Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has lost its opposition to a proposed patent by UK biopharmaceutical company Kymab for a method of producing an animal with part-human DNA.
Ariosa infringed Sequenom’s patent for prenatal genetic test, court finds
A court has found Ariosa Diagnostics infringed a patent held by Sequenom for a noninvasive prenatal genetic test, and ruled one claim of the patent invalid for lack of fair basis.
InterPharma loses bid to invalidate Pfizer’s Precedex patent
Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has successfully defended the patent for its sedative drug Precedex against a validity challenge, a big win for the drug maker after a US court found last year that its patents for a ready-to-use version of the drug were invalid for obviousness.
Mylan must hand over authorised generic docs ahead of injunction hearing
Pharmaceutical giant Mylan has been ordered to hand over documents relating to its proposed launch of a generic version of its cholesterol drug Lipidil to rival Sun Pharma in advance of a hearing on Mylan's request for an order blocking Sun from launching its own generic version of the drug.