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US: CAFC affirms invalidity of Lysine-producing bacterium patents for lack of best mode: Ajinomoto v. ITC (Patent Baristas) (Holman’s Biotech IP Blog) (Patent Docs) (Patently-O)

Nanotechnology: Beyond the blockbuster (IP Osgoode)

Food and Agriculture Organisation conference draws ire from civil society; industry satisfied by event (IP Watch)

Some consideration of patents and traditional knowledge implications: The 2009 UN Report on the Status of Indigenous Peoples (IP Osgoode)

EU: European generics industry calls for ‘urgent patent reform’ (IP Watch)

EU: SPCs and RDP compared (SPC Blog)

EU: Patentability of biotech inventions in Europe – Lecture IV notes (SiNApSE)

Germany – SPC on the basis of an MA for active implantable medical devices (SPC Blog)

India: Delhi HC guidance on challenging pre-grant orders through writ petitions: UCB Farchim SA Vs. Cipla Ltd & Others (Spicy IP)

Indian civil society raises concerns over US industry-sponsored IP summits (IP Watch)

India: Making Patents Work – Feroz Ali (Spicy IP)

India: AIDS patients protest EU-India trade agreement (IP Watch)

India: Trade secrets and biotechnology – Lecture V notes (SiNApSE)

Mexico: Mexican Supreme Court confirms linkage is available for all product patents, including formulation patents (Olivares & CIA)

Poland: No hidden advertising of pharmaceuticals (Class 46)

Poland: Nuances in advertising of pharmaceutical products (Class 46)

US: Senator Landrieu introduces legislation (S 3089) requiring study on effects of first-to-file provision (Patent Docs)

US: Rep. Hinchey introduces the FDA Improvement Act of 2010; the Bill would unravel User Fee Legislation, among other changes (FDA Law Blog)

US: CAFC affirms invalidity of Lysine-producing bacterium patents for lack of best mode: Ajinomoto v. ITC (Patent Baristas) (Holman’s Biotech IP Blog) (Patent Docs) (Patently-O)

US: Boehringer Ingelheim seeks review and correction of the patent term adjustment calculation (Patent Docs)

US: District Court Columbia remands Pfizer PTA suit to USPTO (Patent Docs)

US: House Bill (HR 4808) seeks to codify President’s stem cell order (Patent Docs)

US: Utah passes nation’s first (?) Bioprospecting Regulation (Technology & Marketing Law Blog)

Actoplus Met (Metformin and Pioglitazone) – US: Mylan announces first-to-file opportunity settlement agreements for Actoplus Met and Actos (SmartBrief)

Actos (Pioglitazone) – US: Ranbaxy announces settlement of Actos patent litigation against Takeda (SmartBrief) (patentcircle) (GenericsWeb)

Actos (Pioglitazone), Actoplus (Pioglitazone, Metformin) – US: FDA grants petition on Pioglitazone split certification issue; it’s caveat utilitor on old Orange Book patent listings (FDA Law Blog)

Angiomax (Bivalirudin) – US: PTO’s Angiomax PTE denial is vacated and the case goes back to PTO – what happens in the interim?: The Medicines Company v David Kappos et al (FDA Law Blog)

Advate (Antihemophilic) – US: False marking complaint filed in N D Illinois: Simonian v. Baxter Healthcare Corp. (Patent Docs)

Amevive (Alefacept) – US: False marking complaint filed in N D Illinois: Simonian v. Astellas Pharma US, Inc. (Patent Docs)

Aplenzin (Bupropion) – US: District Court Delaware: Patent infringement complaint filed following a Paragraph IV Certification: Biovail Laboratories International SRL v. Paddock Laboratories, Inc. (Patent Docs)

Atripla (Emtricitabine) – US: District Court S D New York: Patent infringement suit filed following a Paragraph IV Certification: Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp. et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. et al. and Gilead Sciences, Inc., et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. et al. (Patent Docs)

Avage, Tazorac (Tazarotene) – US: District Court N D Illinois: False marking complaint based on marking of Avage, Tazorac cream and Tazorac gel products: Simonian v. Allergan, Inc. (Patent Docs)

Cozaar (Losartan), Hyzaar (Hydrochlorothiazide, Losartan) – US: Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit orders and declares that Teva has not forfeited 180-day exclusivity for Cozaar/Hyzaar (FDA Law Blog)

Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin) – US: Sanofi/Sun Deal over generic Eloxatin deemed enforceable (Patent Docs)

Ery Tab (Erythromycin) – US: District Court N D Illinois: False marking complaint over marking of Ery Tab product: Simonian v. Abbott Laboratories (Patent Docs)

Flomax (Tamsulosin) – US: The last shall be first… The case of generic Flomax – Hatch-Waxman backstory to approval of Impax first generic version of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Flomax (FDA Law Blog)

Focalin (Dexmethylphenidate), Ritalin (Methylphenidate) – US: Settlement in ADHD patent infringement suits announced – Celgene Corp. and Novartis AG against defendants KV Pharmaceutical Co. and IntelliPharmaCeutics Corp (Patent Docs) (GenericsWeb)

Neupogen (Filgrastim) – US: District Court N D Illinois: False marking complaint lodged based on marking of Neupogen product: Simonian v. Amgen, Inc. (Patent Docs)

Opana (Oxymorphone) – US: District Court New Jersey: Patent infringement complaint following a Paragraph IV Certification: Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al. v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al (Patent Docs)

Plavix (Clopidogrel) Australia: High Court refuses application by Sanofi-Aventis for special leave to appeal decision finding its patent claiming salts of the isolated enantiomer of a known racemate was invalid for want of inventive step (IP Whiteboard)

Seasonique, LoSeasonique (Ethinyl estradiol, Levonorgestrel) – US: District Court New Jersey: Patent infringement complaints following a Paragraph IV Certification: Teva Women’s Health, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. (Patent Docs) (GenericsWeb) (patentcircle)

Temodar (Temozolomide) – US: Teva announces parties to patent litigation regarding Barr’s US generic Temodar have entered into agreement pending resolution of Schering’s appeal to CAFC over ‘291 patent unenforceability finding (SmartBrief)

Trilipix (Fenofibrate) – US: Impax Laboratories confirms challenge to Abbott and Fournier’s listed patent relating to Trilipix delayed-release capsules, 135 mg and 45 mg (SmartBrief)

Zyprexa (Olanzapine) – Canada: Novopharm says Eli Lilly Canada may become judgment-proof, abandon Canada (GenericsWeb)