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Tama loses patent case over cotton bale wrapping products
Agricultural supply company Tama has lost a lawsuit accusing cotton-harvesting products importer Parterra and distributor Cotton Growers Services of breaching its patent for cotton bale wrapping products.
Janssen licenses Stelara biosimilar after patent setbacks
Janssen has granted Biocon a licence for a biosimilar of Crohn's disease drug Stelara, following setbacks in patent proceedings with South Korean drug maker Samsung Bioepis over the drug.
Engineer who helped develop fracking tech loses $1.43M buyout bid
A chemical engineer who helped develop patented technology to prevent pollution from fracking operations has failed in his bid to be bought out by the company for $1.43 million, with a judge rejecting his claims of shareholder oppression.
AdvanCell challenges Sciencons patents for lead-212 cancer therapy generator
Cancer drug maker AdvanCell is seeking to block two patent applications by Norwegian biotech Sciencons AS for technology used in targeted radiation treatments for cancer.
IP Australia shoots down Kyro Card’s payment processing patent
In the latest ruling on computer-implemented inventions, an IP Australia delegate has shot down fintech Kyro Card's bid to patent a payment system for offering rewards to shoppers, finding the invention was a business scheme implemented on a computer and not a manner of manufacture.
Audax Biosciences signs $2B deal with Astellas for cancer treatment
Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma has signed a deal worth up to $2 billion with Melbourne-based start-up Audax Biosciences to secure future rights to develop and commercialise its new cancer treatment.
Actelion files fourth patent case over blood pressure drug
Swiss pharmaceutical company Actelion has brought a fourth patent infringement case over plans to launch a generic version of its blood pressure drug in Australia -- against Lupin unit Generic Health -- after firing off cases against three other drug makers. 
Sandvik defeats patent challenge over mining drill technology
Engineering group Sandvik Mining and Construction has prevailed in defence of a patent application for rotary drill technology used for underground mining.
CSIRO fights patent for detecting gender of chicken embryos
The CSIRO has lost its fight against Israeli ag-tech and biotech company eggXYt’s bid to amend its pending patent application for technology that claims to determine the gender of avian embryos, as the agency continues to oppose the patent's registration. 
Sun Pharma to licence IVF drug to win approval for $16.7B Organon deal
Indian generics giant Sun Pharmaceutical has offered to grant Ferring Pharmaceuticals a licence to sell a generic version of its IVF drug to win ACCC approval for its $16.7 billion takeover of US-based Organon.