Goodwin is presenting a two-part publication series covering life sciences trends involving license deals, M&A, and financing for Greater China’s life sciences sector. ...more
Today, the district court for the Western District of Texas granted the government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by PhRMA and other organizations challenging the Drug Price Negotiation Program of the Inflation...more
We previously reported on Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (“BMS”) complaint alleging AstraZeneca’s PD-L1 antibody product, IMFINZI (durvalumab), infringed U.S. Patent No. 9,402,899 (“the ’899 patent”). BMS alleged that the ’899 patent...more
On April 25, 2023, Bristol-Myers Squibb (“BMS”) filed a complaint in the District of Delaware against AstraZeneca related to AstraZeneca’s anti-PD-L1 antibody product, IMFINZI (durvalumab), alleging willful infringement of...more
In Washington: On Wednesday, President Biden told House Democrats that he is willing to compromise on the individual stimulus payments’ income eligibility limits but remained firm on the checks’ size being $1,400. Biden said...more
The year 2017 was one of the most significant years for Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law in Canada’s history. The year saw major developments in patent linkage, patent term, and substantive patent issues. As we...more
In its first decision to consider the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision in AstraZeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2017 SCC 36 [Esomeprazole](see our article here) on the utility requirement, the Federal Court of...more
While the headlines in 2015 focused on the “megadeal” transactions over $5 billion (there were at least 137 such deals in 2015, according to Thomson Reuters), many transactions involving cross-border activities required...more