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Patent box legislation to promote Australian innovation
11 February 2022 - Medicines Australia notes the introduction of patent box legislation, Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Concession for Australian ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2022
Pfizer pushes to intervene in lawsuit seeking COVID vaccine information from FDA
27 January 2022 - Pfizer wants to intervene in a Texas federal lawsuit seeking information from the U.S. FDA used ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2022
Patent thickets are thwarting U.S. availability of lower cost biosimilar medicines, study finds
18 January 2022 - Amid debate over competition in the pharmaceutical industry, a new analysis found just 6% of patents ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Sep 2021
Data protection scheme for assessed listed medicines
29 September 2021 - The TGA has implemented a data protection scheme for assessed listed medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2021
Medicines Australia and AusBiotech say COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver will not speed up global vaccination
15 September 2021 - Medicines Australia and AusBiotech, the peak bodies representing the Australian innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, urge ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2021
A court decision on “skinny labeling” another challenge for less expensive drugs
13 September 2021 - Brand name drugs, such as apixaban (Eliquis) and lenalidomide (Revlimid), account for approximately 80% of US drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2021
Reimagining pharmaceutical market exclusivities: should the duration of guaranteed monopoly periods be value based?
13 September 2021 - The amount of time in which brand pharmaceutical markets are protected does not correspond with the products’ ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2021
Joint statement of support for an Australian Patent Box
13 September 2021 - Australia’s health innovators support the introduction of a Patent Box, and we welcome this initiative by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2021
FDA orphan drug approval: Octapharma’s Octagam 10% receives 7 years of market exclusivity for adult dermatomyositis
30 August 2021 - Octagam 10% expected to become the first treatment option for adults with rare immune-mediated inflammatory disease. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2021
J&J and Pfizer quietly resolve Remicade biosimilar lawsuit
27 July 2021 - In 2017, Pfizer filed a lawsuit against J&J alleging that the company undertook anticompetitive practices in a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2021
After repeated losses in the U.S., Catalyst wins a victory in Canada over a rare disease drug
3 June 2021 - In an unexpected move, Canada’s Federal Court quashed the approval of a rare disease drug after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2021
Suspend intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines
28 May 2021 - Waivers are essential for global vaccine equity ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2021
Vaccine patent waivers deserve a warning label
13 May 2021 - The move to suspend patents on COVID-19 vaccines opens up a major risk to the way the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2021
International IP protection at risk for COVID-19 vaccines
11 May 2021 - The global biotech industry is united in its drive for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2021
America wants to waive patent protection for vaccines
8 May 2021 - But it will not have an immediate effect on supplies. ...