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Latest News in Life Sciences
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April 14, 2025
Musk Supports Deleting IP Law, Attorneys Say Let's Not
Elon Musk's endorsement of a terse social media post from tech executive Jack Dorsey saying "delete all IP law" drew scorn from the intellectual property community and was followed by posts from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart extolling the virtues of trademark, patent and copyright protections.
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April 14, 2025
Fed. Circ. Hears Teva Challenge To J&J Schizophrenia Drug
A Federal Circuit panel on Monday grappled with how to determine whether a dosage patent on Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster schizophrenia drug Invega Sustenna is invalid as obvious, questioning attorneys for the company and generics maker Teva about the proper analysis.
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April 14, 2025
Juul Seeks Ax of Noncompliant Plaintiffs In E-Cig Suits
Juul on Monday asked a California federal judge to toss claims brought by plaintiffs who failed to comply with court orders, about two years after Juul reached a $255 million global settlement in the litigation.
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April 14, 2025
Ozempic Pretender On Sale In Conn., Novo Nordisk Says
A Connecticut company is selling compounded drugs that purport to contain semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk medications including Ozempic, and improperly implying that the products are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a lawsuit that alleges violations of state and federal law.
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April 14, 2025
J&J Units Beat Patent Suit Over Surgical Screw Designs
A Delaware federal judge has handed Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes Inc. a win in a patent infringement lawsuit launched by a retired surgeon's patent company over surgical screw technology, finding that the patent claims are too broad and invalid for lack of enablement.
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- AGENCIES
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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- Affordable Care Act
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- Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation
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- Share buybacks and stock splits
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