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Merck Sharp & Dohme loses key battle in trade mark case ahead of trial
A court has barred US drug company Merck Sharp & Dohme from denying that an agreement made with German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA was governed by German law, settling a key question before a trade mark case between the two drug giants goes to trial.
Allergan faces potential class action over breast implants linked to rare cancer
Slater & Gordon is probing a possible class action against Allergan Australia on behalf of women who developed a rare form of lymphoma linked to the company's textured breast implants.
NSW Health to face underpayment class action by junior medical officers
NSW Health is facing a potential class action alleging it underpaid junior medical officers who were denied wages for unscheduled or non-rostered hours worked.
Bayer hit with class action over contraceptive implants
Slater & Gordon has filed a class action against life sciences giant Bayer over allegedly defective contraceptive implants that caused serious side effects, requiring many patients fitted with the devices to have hysterectomies.
Ex-Sirtex CEO pleads guilty to insider trading
The former CEO and director of biotech company Sirtex Medical, Gilman Wong, is facing a maximum ten years in prison after pleading guilty to insider trading.
Country Care slams prosecutors for ‘argumentative’, ‘vague’ criminal cartel case
Country Care Group has criticised the DPP for the "argumentative" tone of the notice setting out its criminal cartel case against the mobility equipment provider, and has secured an order for further clarity from prosecutors.
Novartis wants to amend invalidated patent for MS drug
Novartis has applied to amend its proposed patent for an oral form of multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya, as it appeals an invalidity ruling by IP Australia for lack of inventive step.
AMS doubles down on defence in vaginal mesh class action
Medical device manufacturer American Medical Systems has reasserted that it cannot face claims under Australian consumer laws over its allegedly defective vaginal mesh products because it only supplied the products to a US subsidiary.
Ariosa infringed Sequenom’s patent for prenatal genetic test, court finds
A court has found Ariosa Diagnostics infringed a patent held by Sequenom for a noninvasive prenatal genetic test, and ruled one claim of the patent invalid for lack of fair basis.
Palla Pharma to pay $1.125M to settle lawsuit over codeine poppy patents
Poppy processor Palla Pharma has agreed to pay $1.125 million to rival Tasmanian Alkaloids t0 settle a lawsuit alleging infringement of two innovation patents for high codeine-concentrated poppy.