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Class action probe results in redress scheme for women injured by disgraced doctor
Class Actions 2021-09-14 3:37 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Hundreds of women who suffered “chaos and devastation” at the hands of former surgeon Emil Gayed will be entitled to compensation after class action law firm Slater & Gordon negotiated with the state government to secure a redress scheme.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme appeals judgment tossing Januvia patent extension
Appeals 2021-09-10 6:04 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Merck Sharp & Dohme is seeking to overturn a judgment refusing an extension of a patent covering its Januvia and Janumet diabetes drugs that would have seen the US drug maker of retaining a monopoly over the multibillion dollar medicines beyond July 2022.

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Allergan wins appeal in Botox trade mark battle
Angus Lang 2021-09-08 5:19 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Botox maker Allergan has successfully challenged a Federal Court judgment dismissing its trade mark lawsuit against an Australian company selling topical creams as an alternative to Botox injections.

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Insurer keeps up fight over doctor’s costs in breast implant class action
Appeals 2021-09-07 4:49 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Avant Insurance has launched an appeal of a Federal Court judgment ordering it to cover the defence costs of a surgeon facing a class action by breast implant patients of defunct clinic the Cosmetic Institute.

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Medtronic sold bone graft kits without regulatory ok, court action alleges
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-09-01 1:10 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Tens of thousands of hospital patients were put at risk when Medtronic unlawfully supplied a bone grafting kit to hospitals that was not registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, according to new regulatory proceedings.

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Commissioner of Patents challenges landmark ruling on artificial intelligence
Allens 2021-08-30 1:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Commissioner of Patents has appealed a landmark judgment that found artificial intelligence can be named an inventor on a patent application.

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Biogen wants injunction ahead of trial against Pharmacor over MS drug
Ben Mee 2021-08-25 2:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Swiss pharmaceutical company Biogen is seeking a court order blocking an Australian generic drug manufacturer from selling a cheap multiple sclerosis drug it claims infringes its patent for medicine Tecfidera, a court has heard.

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Court throws out Merck Sharp & Dohme’s Januvia patent extension
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-08-12 2:29 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Federal Court has dealt US drug giant Merck Sharp & Dohme a devastating blow, overturning an “untenable” patent term extension which would have protected the monopoly of its multibillion-dollar Januvia and Janumet diabetes drugs beyond July 2o22.

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Philips faces class action investigation into sleep device recall
Carbone Lawyers 2021-08-12 12:53 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Multinational health technology company Philips may be hit with a class action after its sleep therapy machines were subject to an urgent safety recall over concerns customers could inhale degrading foam.

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Biogen sues Pharmacor over patent for MS drug Tecfidera
Ben Mee 2021-08-10 5:02 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Swiss pharmaceutical company Biogen has filed another lawsuit accusing an Australian generic drug manufacturer of infringing the patent for its blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera.

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