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Regeneron, Bayer settle appeal over launch of Sandoz’s Eylea biosimilar
Intellectual Property 2025-11-27 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Biotech Regeneron and drug company Bayer have resolved their appeal of a ruling that allowed generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Sandoz to launch a version of top selling macular degeneration drug Eylea. 

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Judge ‘running out of patience’ in Scidera’s bovine gene patent suit
Intellectual Property 2025-11-11 6:11 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has declined to order US-based animal genomics company Scidera to file a position statement in its bovine gene patent infringement suit and said she was “running out of patience” after unsuccessful strike-out and summary dismissal applications by the defendants.

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Scidera’s bovine gene patent suit survives summary dismissal bid
Intellectual Property 2025-10-10 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Animal drug company Zoetis has lost its bid for summary dismissal of claims that it infringed US-based animal genomics company Scidera’s bovine gene patent, with a judge saying its novel arguments were not so clear-cut and needed to be worked out at trial.

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Regeneron, Bayer take fight over Eylea biosimilar to appeals court
Intellectual Property 2025-09-17 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Biotech Regeneron and drug company Bayer have wasted no time in challenging a decision that cleared the way for generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Sandoz to launch a version of top selling Eylea.

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Regeneron, Bayer lose bid to block Sandoz from launching Eylea biosimilar
Intellectual Property 2025-09-08 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Regeneron and Bayer have lost their bid to block generic drug maker Sandoz from launching a biosimilar of their blockbuster eye drug Eylea.

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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 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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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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Sandoz tries again to invalidate Xarelto patents
Intellectual Property 2023-11-23 11:31 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Novartis unit Sandoz AG has filed an appeal after it was was barred from selling a generic version of top-selling blood clot drug Xarelto and failed to revoke two Bayer patents for the drug.

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Bayer defeats Sandoz challenge to patents for blood thinner Xarelto
Intellectual Property 2023-11-02 9:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Novartis unit Sandoz AG has lost its bid to revoke Bayer’s patents for its top-selling blood clot drug Xarelto and has been barred from selling generic versions of the medication after a judge found the German pharma giant’s patents were valid.

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