Pharmaceuticals Archives

red blood cells, Slexion, Soliris, eculizumab, samsung bioepis, UK High Court

Alexion suffers defeat over Soliris patent at UK High Court

In the pan-European dispute over Soliris, Alexion has now suffered another defeat. The UK High Court found that an important patent relating to the ac ...

23 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Novo Nordisk, Ozempic, Wegovy semaglutide

Blockbuster drug

EPO revokes another Novo Nordisk patent behind Ozempic and Wegovy drugs

In the ongoing dispute over its highly successful weight-loss drug semaglutide, Novo Nordisk has suffered a further setback as the EPO revoked yet ano ...

16 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Mundipharma, Glenmark, Targin, PI, damages

Damages claim

No damages for Glenmark in battle over Mundipharma's Targin

Mundipharma does not have to pay Glenmark damages for the cancelled launch of a generic painkiller. Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has upheld last y ...

15 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Spatial detection

UPC battle between 10x Genomics and Curio Bioscience moves to next stage

The patent dispute between 10x Genomics and Curio Bioscience entered a new phase today with an oral hearing on the merits. The proceedings delved deep ...

13 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Cholesterol-lowering drugs

Sanofi and Amgen still fighting for upper hand following Düsseldorf judgment

Düsseldorf local division has dismissed Sanofi and Regeneron's infringement claim against Amgen's cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha and Amgen's counte ...

13 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Boehringer Ingelheim, Zentiva, Lisbon, Ofev

Respiratory drug

Boehringer Ingelheim fails in bid for PI at local division Lisbon

The German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim sought to pre-emptively prohibit Zentiva from selling generic versions of its respiratory drug ...

9 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Taylor Wessing, Clémence de Marassé-Enouf, Jules Fabre, Louise Millot, Marina Jonon, Pinsent Masons, Paris

France

Taylor Wessing launches Paris patent practice with team from Pinsent Masons

Taylor Wessing has strengthened its pan-European patent practice by establishing a dedicated team in Paris. Jules Fabre joined as partner at the start ...

7 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Meweburn Ellis, Camilla Balleny, Carpmaels & Ransford

UK

Former Carpmaels partner to lead Mewburn Ellis' patent litigation push

Camilla Balleny has joined Mewburn Ellis, four months after departing her former firm Carpmaels & Ransford. Balleny brings experience in life scie ...

6 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

AstraZeneca, dapagliflozin, UK High Court, Michael Tappin, Glenmark,

Supplementary protection certificates

UK High Court revokes AstraZeneca's SPC and patent for diabetes drug dapagliflozin

Once again, a UK court has revoked a blockbuster SPC due to plausibility. The decision aligns with case law from the apixaban and pregabalin cases in ...

30 April 2025 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

In-house move

AstraZeneca's Director Patents moves to IP boutique Evolve

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca's Director Patents Rose Hughes has moved to Evolve.

29 April 2025 by Laura King

Cases

Glenmark, AstraZeneca, Dapagliflozin, SPC, diabetes

Supplementary protection certificates

UK Court of Appeal blocks Glenmark's diabetes generic

AstraZeneca has secured a preliminary injunction against Glenmark's generic version of diabetes drug dapagliflozin in the UK. The Court of Appeal over ...

25 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Novartis, Accord, apple sauce, nilotinib

Cancer drug

Novartis and Accord settle UPC dispute over drug administration with apple sauce

Novartis and Accord have settled their dispute over the active ingredient nilotinib, marking the end of another UPC pharmaceutical patent case through ...

17 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Amgen, Repatha, Sanofi, Regeneron, Praluent, cholesterol-lowering drugs

Pharmaceuticals

EPO and UPC disagree on validity of Amgen's patent for cholesterol drug

The EPO Opposition Division has rejected a challenge by Sanofi and Regeneron against a key patent covering Amgen’s cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha. ...

15 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Astallas, Xtandi, Regents of the University of California, prostate cancer

Cancer drug

German Federal Patent Court upholds Xtandi patent in win for Astellas

Astellas and The Regents of the University of California have achieved another victory in their pan-European dispute over prostate cancer drug Xtandi. ...

14 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, Pfizer, RSV, vaccines

Vaccine technology

GSK and Pfizer reach licensing deal over RSV vaccine

The global battle between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer over several patents for RSV vaccines has come to an end. The dispute was settled where it began, ...

9 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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