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The First Biosimilar Disputes at the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

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As the era of biologics and biosimilar litigations heats up in the United States, Europe’s Unified Patent Court (UPC) is also taking center stage with the first two biosimilar disputes filed in March and April....more

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CJEU: pharmaceutical companies may not distribute free samples of medicinal products to pharmacists

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On 11 June 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgement in case C-786/18 GmbH v. Novartis Consumer Health GmbH. The judgment followed a request for a preliminary ruling by the German Federal...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.3.2020 | Top Story: Promised Central Bank Action Halts Market Slide (for now)

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Despite news of additional COVID-19-related deaths and infections in America, central bankers appear to have bought at least one day of peace for US markets, which posted strong gains on a late surge on Monday, breaking a...more

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Novartis and Sandoz Withdraw Zioxtenzo (pegfilgrastim) European Application

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The EMA announced on January 27 that Novartis and Sandoz have withdrawn their marketing application for their pegfilgrastim biosimilar (Zioxtenzo). The application was withdrawn after the Committee for Medicinal Products for...more

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Reverse payment deals under the microscope in the EU

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Lessons from the latest Commission decision on agreements affecting generic entry: - The European Commission’s crack down on so-called “reverse payment” agreements continues. - In the EU these agreements may...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

News from Abroad: UK Court of Appeal Rules on Interim Injunctions

The Court of Appeal recently issued a decision concerning the issues that should be considered when granting an interim injunction. The proceedings related to Novartis' product zoledronic acid, which was used to treat...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

News from Abroad: UK Court of Appeal Upholds Invalidity of Enantiomer Patent

Originally published in WP Thompson & Co. on April 1, 2013. The "Obvious to Try" Test Is Overused in Assessing Obviousness - The UK Court of Appeal Decision in Novartis AG vs Generics (UK) Ltd (trading as United...more

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