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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The parties are currently engaged in supplemental expert discovery on Hospira and Pfizer’s on-sale bar and public use defenses, and the court has resolved two discovery disputes this year stemming from these issues. In particular, Judge Reyna would have interpreted the “2004 Accord & Satisfaction between Roche. . .

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The US’ Review of March-in Rights, and Some Questions on an Indian Counterpart

SpicyIP

The ownership of the patent remains with the institute – it is only a right to licence to third parties which is accrued in favour of the government if it chooses to exercise this right. which requires patented products to be significantly manufactured in the US until it is commercially infeasible.