22 JUN 2023 | JP | ASLAN enters strategic licence with Zenyaku Kogyo to exclusively develop and commercialise novel eblasakimab ASLAN Pharmaceuticals announced that it entered an...
BioBlast w/e 23 Jun 23
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BREAKING NEWS: COMMONWEALTH SANOFI DAMAGES DECISION DELIVERED BY FULL COURT: Sanofi avoids damages payment to the Commonwealth in Clopidogrel decision
The Full Federal Court handed down its decision this morning in the longstanding dispute as to whether the Commonwealth can claim under the “undertaking as to damages” a patentee...
Cannabidiol PBS listing expanded: Chiesi secures second PBS reimbursed indication for Epidyolex®
The PBS listing for Chiesi’s Epidyolex®, an oral cannabidiol, was expanded on 1 June 2023 to include treatment of seizures in patients with Lennoz-Gastatut Syndrome (LGS)....
‘Selection’ amendments allowable before Patent Office in failed BioNTech opposition
In this patent infringement/validity dispute, Hanwha failed to establish that REC infringed its “old Act” Australian patent No 2008323025, and its dependant ACL claims were dismissed.
BioBlast f/e 16 Jun 23
16 JUN 2023 | BR | Bio-Thera Solutions enter agreement for distribution of BAT2206 (ustekinumab biosimilar to Stelara®) in Brazil BusinessWire reports that Bio-Thera Solutions...
I’ll cry about it later – Katy Perry appeals AU trade mark loss
Katy Perry has appealed a Federal Court decision handed down on 21 April 2023 by Markovic J in Australia (Taylor v Killer Queen, LLC (No 5) [2023] FCA 364) that found her...
No issue estoppel in Australian Patent Office proceedings
In this patent infringement/validity dispute, Hanwha failed to establish that REC infringed its “old Act” Australian patent No 2008323025, and its dependant ACL claims were dismissed.
Use of a Trade Mark in Patent Claims not limited to the Trade Marked Goods so no Lack of Clarity
In this patent infringement/validity dispute, Hanwha failed to establish that REC infringed its “old Act” Australian patent No 2008323025, and its dependant ACL claims were dismissed.
BioBlast w/e 2 Jun 23
01 JUN 2023 | EU | New indication alert: EC approves Novartis’ Cosentyx® (secukinumab) for HS Novartis announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved its Cosentyx®...
Schlam dunk – Federal Court makes Norwich Pharmacal orders against third party new employer
Jackson J in Austin Engineering Pty Ltd v Podulova & Ors [2023] FCA 419 issued interlocutory Norwich Pharmacal orders against ex-employee Anastasis Podulova and her new...
Pearce IP joins GBMA: Working with GBMA to enable access to affordable medicines
Pearce IP, an award-winning Australian boutique Intellectual Property firm, specialising in the pharma, biopharma and life sciences industries, has joined Australia’s peak body...
BioBlast w/e 26 May 23
26 MAY 2023 | EU | Celltrion files MAA with EMA for biosimilar to Janssen’s Stelara® (ustekinumab) Korea Biomed has reported that Celltrion filed a marketing authorisation...
PiPCast™ | Best Method and why it is relevant to patents in Australia
PiPCast™ | Best Method and why it is relevant to patents in Australia
Beware the shifting sands of patent term extensions (PTE) in Australia
Recent Australian decisions have resulted in both new opportunities to challenge patent term extensions in Australia and new patent prosecution practices to shield against them....
PiPCast™ | Patent oppositions & litigation – what about estoppel?
PiPCast™ | Patent oppositions & litigation – what about estoppel?
BioBlast w/e 22 May 23
22 MAY 2023 | US | Janssen and Amgen settle Stelara® (ustekinemab) biosimilar patent dispute The US District Court of Delaware has dismissed with prejudice. The parties agreed...
Pearce IP leaders recognised as 2023 MIP Patent Stars
Pearce IP congratulates two of its leaders, Founder and CEO Naomi Pearce, and Special Counsel Jacinta Flattery-O’Brien PhD, who were honoured this week as MIP Patent stars for...
Grains of Justice | Preliminary discovery order extended to wheat product samples in CSIRO case
In this patent infringement/validity dispute, Hanwha failed to establish that REC infringed its “old Act” Australian patent No 2008323025, and its dependant ACL claims were dismissed.
BioBlast w/e 12 May 23
11 MAY 2023| EU | Celltrion to supply Vegzelma® (bevacizumab) in Italy and Belgium Korea Biomed has reported that Celltrion Healthcare has won bids to supply Vegzelma®,...
BioBlast w/e 05 May 23
04 MAY 2023 | CN | Boan Biotech commences phase III clinical trials for Prolia®/Xgeva® (denosumab) biosimilar Luye Pharma announced that it has enrolled its first subject in an...
Poor Drafting and Poor Choice of Expert Brings Calix Process Patent To Boiling Point
In this patent infringement/validity dispute, Hanwha failed to establish that REC infringed its “old Act” Australian patent No 2008323025, and its dependant ACL claims were dismissed.
BioBlast w/e 28 Apr 23
28 April 2023 | US | FDA advisory committee supports approval of Merck’s Lynparza® (olaparib) combination for first line treatment of prostate cancer Merck announced that the...
Marlow Foods edible fungi patent amended but still obvious
In this patent infringement/validity dispute, Hanwha failed to establish that REC infringed its “old Act” Australian patent No 2008323025, and its dependant ACL claims were dismissed.
BioBlast w/e 21 Apr 23
20 April 2023 | CA | New indication alert: Health Canada issues notice of compliance for Regeneron/Sanofi’s Dupixent® (dupilumab) in children > 6 months Sanofi and Regeneron...
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