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USTR 2018 Special 301 Report – Priority Watch List Country – China

Lisa L. Mueller July 5, 2018

In April, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2018 Special 301 Report (the Report) identifying trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights or otherwise deny market access …

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USTR 2018 Special 301 Report – Priority Watch List Country – India

Lisa L. Mueller May 29, 2018

In April, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2018 Special 301 Report (the Report) identifying trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights or otherwise deny market access …

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USTR 2018 Special 301 Report: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Innovation and Market Access

Lisa L. Mueller May 11, 2018

Last month, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2018 Special 301 Report (the Report), identifying trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights or otherwise deny market access …

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Brazilian Mailbox Patents: Big Loss for Alexion

Lisa L. Mueller April 25, 2018

On April 20, 2018, Alexion Pharmaceutical Inc.’s (Alexion) patent (PI9507594-1) covering Soliris® (eculizumab) was the subject of an unfavorable decision by the Superior Court of Justice involving the term of mailbox patents in Brazil.  Soliris® (eculizumab) is a humanized antibody …

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Patent Term Extension is Becoming a Reality in China

Lisa L. Mueller April 19, 2018

On April 12, 2018, the state council of China announced that beginning May 1, 2018, a maximum of 5-year patent term extension will be available for innovative drugs (commonly referred to as branded drugs) seeking market approval within and outside …

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Protecting Life Science Inventions in the Arabian Gulf States – Part 1: Saudi Arabia

Lisa L. Mueller April 18, 2018

Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates comprise what is known as the Arab States of the Arabian Gulf or “Gulf States”.  Six of these seven countries, the exception being Iraq, form part of the …

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