CNIPA Releases Patent Linkage Decisions, Paving Way for Generic Drugs in China
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has released the latest batch of completed patent...
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SMPA Suspends Procurement of Levornidazole by Warrant Pharmaceutical Over IP Concerns
Shanghai’s Sunshine Medical Procurement All-in-One (SMPA) has released a notification to suspend the procurement status...
Junshi Biosciences Challenges Alynlam’s PCSK9 siRNA Patent with CNIPA
Junshi Biosciences (SHA: 688180) is reportedly taking steps to challenge a key patent held by...
MSD China to Take Legal Action Against Market Infringement of Molnupiravir
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD, NYSE: MRK)’s China unit has issued a WeChat notification vowing...
Viking Therapeutics Sues Ascletis Pharma Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
US – based Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) is set to take China’s Ascletis Pharma Inc....
Hainan Shuangcheng Files Paragraph IV Patent Declaration for Paclitaxel, Albumin-Bound
China’s Hainan Shuangcheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 002693) has announced a Paragraph IV patent declaration...
PCAOB Report Signals Relief for US-Listed Chinese Biotechs
A report issued last week by the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) indicated...
FibroGen Sues Former Employees and Two Pharma Firms for Trade Secret Theft
US-based FibroGen Inc. has filed a lawsuit against two former employees, Liu Dong and Deng...
Mirati Therapeutics Sues InventisBio Over Trade Secret Misappropriation
US-based Mirati Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MRTX) is reportedly suing China-based InventisBio Co., Ltd (SHA: 688382) over...
CDE Issues Trial Rules for NMPA Drug Review Timekeeping Suspension
The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has released the “NMPA Drug Review Timekeeping Suspension and...
HEC Pharma Overturns Patent Decision Against Novartis’ Gilenya
China-based generics firm HEC Pharma has managed to overturn a previous final decision in a...
Novartis Faces Setback in US Patent Battle Over Multiple Sclerosis Drug Gilenya
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG (SWX: NOVN) has encountered its latest and potentially final setback...
Salipro Biotech Secures Patent Protection for Membrane Protein Stabilization Tech
Sweden-based Salipro Biotech AB announced that its core technology for stabilizing membrane proteins for drug...
JD Healthcare’s H1 2022 Financial Report Shows Strong Growth in Revenue and Profits
JD Healthcare, a unit of China’s e-commerce giant JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), reported robust financial results...
Supreme People’s Court Rules Against Chugai in China’s First Patent Linkage Case
China’s Supreme People’s Court has delivered its verdict in the nation’s first patent linkage dispute,...
GenScript Biotech Sues Former CSO Fan Xiaohu for Trade Secret Infringement
Hong Kong-based Contract Research Organization (CRO) GenScript Biotech Corporation (HKG: 1548) has sued its former...
Taihu Bay Healthcare Conference Launches Wuxi IP Protection Center
The 2022 Taihu Bay Future Healthcare Conference was held in Wuxi City, Jiangsu province, China,...
Transcenta Appoints Dr. Caroline Germa as Global Drug Development Chief
China-based biotech Transcenta Holdings Ltd (HKG: 6628) announced the appointment of Dr. Caroline Germa as...
Boehringer Ingelheim Wins Patent Infringement Ruling Against HEC Over Trajenta
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has ruled in favor of German pharmaceutical giant...
ProfoundBio Receives FDA Approval for PRO1184, Appoints New CMO
China-based macromolecular targeted therapy developer ProfoundBio (Suzhou) Co., Ltd announced that it has received clinical...