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Tri-Cyclen Lo (Norgestimate, Ethinyl estradiol) – US: Johnson & Johnson, Teva settle patent infringement proceedings – the reverse of a reverse payment? (PatLit) (SmartBrief) (The IP Factor) (GenericsWeb)

US: Are you getting all the patent term you should? Maybe not (Patent Baristas) (Managing Intellectual Property)

BioPharma royalties European Customs Utah and software – thoughts on les Nouvelles Jun 09 (IP Think Tank)

Drop in R&D funding for HIV vaccine (Intellectual Property Watch)

Balancing act: IP rights vs global public health goals (IP Osgoode)

Doubly fake drugs kill patients, markets – China said to be flooding West Africa with fake medicines bearing ‘Made in India’ labels (Afro-IP)

ECOSOC adopts resolutions on digital divide, HIV/AIDS, but hurdles remain (Intellectual Property Watch)

EU: EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal announces timetable for oral proceedings in case G 2/08 concerning dosage regimen and G 1/07 concerning methods for treatment by surgery (BLOG@IP::JUR)

EU: OHIM says EVIOL confusingly similar to EVION for vitamin preparations: Merck v Gkap Anonymi Etaireia Viomichania Farmakon (Class 46)

EU: BOTOX war update: Allergan chalks up another two victories (Class 46)

India: Is section 3(d) separating wheat from the chaff? (Patent Circle)

India: ‘In transit’ drug seizures and TRIPS: UK decision may help Indian companies (Spicy IP)

India: Public interest litigation to prevent GM seeds in India (IP Osgoode)

Isle of Man: SPCs on the Isle of Man (The SPC Blog)

US: Board decision in Ex Parte Roberts doesn’t make the cut (Patents4Life)

US: Are you getting all the patent term you should? Maybe not (Patent Baristas) (Managing Intellectual Property)

US: Could the ‘new rules’ nightmare finally be over? Tafas v Doll (Patent Docs)

US: For stem cells, it seems that conception is enough: University of Pittsburgh v Hedrick (Patent Docs) (Patents4Life)

US: General Accountability Office report on Bayh-Dole: Leverage to promote commercialisation of federally-funded inventions (PatentBIOtech)

US: AlphaVax seeks review of BPAI decision awarding priority of invention to Novartis in interference between patents related to Alphavirus (Patent Docs)

US: Teva, Taro lobby US legislators on biogenerics (GenericsWeb)

Amrix (Cyclobenzaprine) – US: Eurand, Cephalon file patent infringement suit against Anchen over generic Amrix ANDA (Patent Docs)

Avinza (Morphine sulfate) – US: King Pharmaceuticals files patent infringement suit against Sandoz over generic Avinza ANDA (Patent Docs)

Benzimidazole Quinolinones – US: Novartis files suit seeking review and correction of patent term adjustment: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics v Doll (Patent Docs)

Ferrlecit (Sodium ferric gluconate) – US: Watson announces license agreement with GeneraMedix for generic version of Ferrlecit (SmartBrief) (GenericsWeb)

Fosamax (Alendronate) – Canada: Federal Court of Appeal upholds validity of generics remedy against innovators’ failed prohibition applications, rejects disgorgement and future losses: Merck Frost Canada v Apotex (Global IP Watch)

Hectorol (Doxercalciferol) – US: Bone Care International files patent infringement suit against Sandoz over generic Hectorol ANDA (Patent Docs)

Humira (Adalimumab) – US: US: JMOL motions filed in Centocor v Abbott (EDTexweblog) (Patently-O)

Nicotinamide ZCF (Nicotinamide, Zinc) – US: River’s Edge files patent infringement suit against Brookstone and JR Nutraceuticals over their nicotinamide zinc oxide, cupric oxide, folic acid tablets product, comparable to plaintiff’s Nicotinamide ZCF (Patent Docs)

Ovide (Malathion) – US: Taro files patent infringement suit against Synerx, Karalex and DPT Laboratories over their manufacture and sale of generic version of Ovide (Patent Docs) (GenericsWeb)

Plavix (Clopidogrel) – US: Bristol-Myers Squibb reaches agreement to settle lawsuits brought against it alleging breach of US securities laws by not disclosing material information about Plavix patent litigation (PatLit)

Soybean Variety XB34D04 – US: Pioneer Hi-Bred files patent infringement suit against Ivan Nelson, Thomas Nelson based on use of saved soybean seed (Patent Docs)

Travatan Z (Travoprost) – US: Alcon files patent infringement suit against Barr over generic Travatan Z ANDA including Para IV certification (Patent Docs)

Tri-Cyclen Lo (Norgestimate, Ethinyl Estradiol) – US: Johnson & Johnson, Teva settle patent infringement proceedings – the reverse of a reverse payment? (PatLit) (SmartBrief) (The IP Factor) (GenericsWeb)