Here is Think IP Strategy’s weekly selection of top Pharma & Biotech intellectual property news breaking in the blogosphere and internet.
Highlights this week included:
Motion to German Parliament: No patentability for agricultural livestock and plants (IPEG)
CAFC affirms decision by BPAI, holding Monsanto was not time-barred under 35 U.S.C. § 135(b)(1) and Monsanto’s application claims entitled to seniority: Pioneer Hi-Bred International. v. Monsanto Technology (Patent Docs)
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General
WHO resolution intended to address global counterfeit drug market (IP Osgoode)
WIPO achieves single legal text on genetic resources; indigenous peoples back (IP Watch)
Introduction to life science collaboration agreements (Richard C. Hsu)
Rare Diseases – are there sufficient incentives to develop treatments? (IPKat)
Canada / EU: CETA hits a snag over patent law changes demanded by large pharmaceutical companies (Michael Geist)
Germany: Motion to German Parliament: No patentability for agricultural livestock and plants (IPEG)
India: Biosimilars – Indian companies getting real? (Apothecurry)
EU: SPCs and the Unified Court Agreement (The SPC Blog)
EU: EPO updates on Monsanto’s virus resistant melon patent (IPKat)
South America: Size matters: PhRMA’s Special 301 picks for South America (KEI)
UK: EWHC (Pat) hands down judgment on affect of Medeva and the reasoned Order on the Queensland SPC applications: Queensland v Comptroller General of Patents (EPLAW)
US: CAFC affirms decision by BPAI, holding Monsanto was not time-barred under 35 U.S.C. § 135(b)(1) and Monsanto’s application claims entitled to seniority: Pioneer Hi-Bred International. v. Monsanto Technology (Patent Docs)
US: Falana v Kent State: Inventorship of chemical compounds (Pharma Patents)
US: Mayo v Prometheus – a critique of oral arguments before the Supreme Court (Spicy IP)
US: Two newly issued meganuclease patents immediately challenged by Cellectis in declaratory judgment action: Cellectis v Precision BioSciences (Holman’s Biotech IP Blog) (Patent Docs)
US: PTO genetic testing study: What’s patents got to do with it (BIOtechNOW)
US: Latest legislative attempt on reverse payment ANDA settlements – Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2012 (Patent Docs)
US: FDA discusses initial considerations for Biosimilar Guidance Documents (Patent Docs)
US: Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. submits supplemental comments to FDA to highlight FDA description of RUO guidance in Par Brief (FDA Law Blog)
US: FDA Denies Washington Legal Foundation Citizen Petition (FDA Law Blog)
US: FDA flexes new enforcement muscle; issues warning letter for failure to meet required postmarketing study milestone dates (FDA Law Blog)
Products
Diacerein – France: Civil liability because of the enforcement of a preliminary injunction: Biogaran v Laboratoire Medidom (Kluwer Patent Blog)
Dual Gold Safeneur (Benoxacor and (S)-metolachlor) – France: Cour de Cassation rejection of appeal against the refusal of an SPC – French ruling now available in English too (The SPC Blog)
Taxotere (Docetaxel) – Sweden: Patent invalidation and costs: Hospira v Aventis (EPLAW)
Fusilev (Levoleucovorin) – US: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals files patent infringement suit against InnoPharma in response to Para IV challenge (Patent Docs)
Prandin (Repaglinide) – US: Novo Nordisk files patent infringement complaint against Aurobindo in response to Para IV certification filing (Patent Docs)
Seroquel (Quetiapine fumarate) – US: Hatch-Waxman watch: AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical v. Intellipharmaceutics Corp. (Patent Docs)
Yasmin (Drospirenone) – US: Is it conceivable (or not) that Hatch-Waxman method patent infringement lawsuits are limited to information in the “indications and usage” drug labeling section? (FDA Law Blog)