In the 1st week of November FDA approved generic versions of Olmesartan and its combinations with amlodipine and/or hydrochlorothiazide. The development would have been quite contempt but for the 180-day exclusivity granted to Mylan for its generic equivalents of Benicar® and Benicar® HCT drug products. As readers with even very little attachment to lawsuits [...]
As the Indian patent regime is continually evolving, applicants seeking to protect their inventions in India must pay careful attention to the legislation and Patent Office guidelines.The life sciences industry has the potential to offer many innovative products for the betterment of society, especially in relation to healthcare. This has led many companies – [...]
Suven Life Sciences Ltd (Suven) announced on December 7, 2016 that the grant of of one (1) product patent from India (2770440) corresponding to the New Chemical Entities (NCEs) for the treatment of disorders associated with Neurodegenerative diseases. These Patents are valid through 2024, the company added. “Suven Life Science is a biopharmaceutical company [...]
Any person with a unique innovative idea is afraid that his idea can be stolen or used by someone else. And to avoid that they are being told to file a patent. People suggesting you this are mostly either your friends, family, people who don't have any actual experience bringing products to market, your patent [...]
Fitbit has withdrawn a year-old patent complaint filed with the US International Trade Commission that sought a ban on the import of Jawbone's fitness tracker into the US. Fitbit is an American company headquartered in San Francisco, California, known for its products of the same name, which are activity trackers, wireless-enabled wearable technology devices [...]
At a meeting of the EU’s Competitiveness Council, 28 November, the UK’s Intellectual Property Minister Lady Neville-Rolfe announced that the UK Government intends to ratify the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. Its significance: As the UK (along with France and Germany) is one of the three countries whose ratification of the treaty is [...]
