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U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Monsanto in Patent Fight

18.07.2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto's patent for a type of soybean. In a case closely watched by the biotechnology...

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Organic Growers Lose Decision in Suit vs. Monsanto Over Seeds

11.06.2013 - Monsanto on Monday won another round in a legal battle with U.S. organic growers as an appeals court threw out the growers' efforts to stop the company from suing farmers if traces...

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BASF Steps Up Measures Against Patent Infringements

15.04.2013 - BASF is taking firm steps to stop the distribution of counterfeit versions of its Irgacure 819 photoinitiator product. After repeatedly issuing notifications, BASF has contacted...

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Top U.S. Court to Decide on Deals to Delay Cheaper Drugs

23.03.2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday over whether big drug companies can settle patent litigation with generic rivals by making deals to keep cheaper products off...

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Agriculture Wary as Monsanto Heads to Supreme Court

15.02.2013 - A 75-year-old Indiana grain farmer will take on global seed giant Monsanto at the U.S. Supreme Court next week in a patent battle that could have ramifications for the...

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Bayer Sues Lupin Over Generic Birth Control Pill

30.11.2012 - German drugmaker Bayer has filed a lawsuit in the United States against Indian generic drug maker Lupin, to prevent it from selling a version of Bayer's birth control pill Natazia...

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FTC Takes "Pay for Delay" Drug Case to U.S. Supreme Court

05.10.2012 - The Federal Trade Commission asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to take up its fight against deals between brand-name drug companies and generic firms which they say delay the...

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Bayer Sues Warner Chilcott for Patent Infringement

20.08.2012 - Warner Chilcott said German drugmaker Bayer filed a complaint against the U.S. pharmaceutical company, alleging that Warner's oral contraceptive drug Lo Loestrin FE infringes a...