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‘Further or in the alternative’ no problem in bovine gene patent suit: court
Intellectual Property 2025-04-08 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A group of Australia’s leading beef and dairy companies has failed to strike-out a suit alleging their genetic testing system for cattle infringes the patent of a US genomics company, with a judge rejecting objections to the phrase ‘further or in the alternative’.

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Bayer can’t get High Court to hear Xarelto patent fight
Intellectual Property 2025-03-07 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court won’t hear Bayer’s appeal of an invalidity finding over patents for blood thinner Xarelto, despite the company’s claim the decision has “profound” consequences for drug R&D.

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Lundbeck, Sandoz end long-running Lexapro patent war
Intellectual Property 2025-02-27 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck has resolved its battle with Novartis unit Sandoz over top-selling drug Lexapro, a battle that has raged for years and across multiple courts.

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Online florist Meg’s Flowers to pay $1M penalty for dodgy ‘local’ claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-16 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Online florist Meg’s Flowers has been hit with a $1 million penalty for falsely claiming on websites and online ads that it was a local florist.

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Bayer launches High Court appeal to revive Xarelto patents
High Court 2024-11-28 5:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bayer has filed a High Court challenge to a decision that invalidated its patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto, saying it would adversely affect drug research and development.

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Zoetis loses appeal over pig vaccine patents
Intellectual Property 2024-11-20 11:16 pm By Sam Matthews

US animal drug manufacturer Zoetis has lost its challenge a ruling that chucked out three of its patents for a single-dose vaccine to protect pigs from enzootic pneumonia.

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Litigators of the week: Ashurst, Maurice Blackburn score big in epic legal battles
Maurice Blackburn 2024-10-25 11:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Years of hard fought litigation by axed Qantas ground crew and generic drug maker Sandoz ended in victory this week, thanks to legal eagles from Maurice Blackburn and Ashurst and their counsel. The week opened with a bang with a decision from Federal Court Justice Michael Lee in three landmark test cases by the Transport…

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Bayer’s patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto invalid: court
Intellectual Property 2024-10-23 11:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Bayer has lost its battle to protect top-selling blood thinner Xarelto from generic competition, with the Full Court finding two patents for the drug are invalid.

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Biotech files new patent suit against Samsung Bioepis over Crohn’s drug
Intellectual Property 2024-09-26 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Samsung Bioepis can’t get indemnity costs from Janssen Biotech after it surrendered patents for Crohn’s disease drug Stelara and filed a fresh case based on new patents for the drug. 

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Lundbeck wins appeal in decade-long IP battle with Sandoz over Lexapro
Intellectual Property 2024-09-20 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pharmaceuticals giant Lundbeck has succeeded in overturning IP Australia’s decision granting Novartis unit Sandoz a licence to sell a generic version of top-selling antidepressant Lexapro.

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