Technology and innovation watch
ShareThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today notified healthcare professionals that the agency is evaluating data from a clinical trial indicating that patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) receiving treatment with a combination of entacapone, carbidopa, and levodopa (Stalevo, Novartis) may be at increased risk for prostate cancer.
The trial, called Stavelo [...]
ShareMotorola Inc. says it has settled a patent infringement case with VTech Holdings , which, in part, makes cordless telephones.
A lawsuit was pending in the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction known for handling high-tech cases, and churning through them quickly. But judges didn’t have the chance to address the litigation, as Motorola and VTech reached what [...]
ShareDrug major Merck & Co said Tuesday that the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ruled against the company in a patent infringement suit against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. The suit is related to Merck’s chemotherapeutic agent Temodar’s patent.
The company said that in the ruling, Judge Sue Robinson said that Merck’s patent on [...]
ShareToshiba Corp., a Japanese computer maker, filed a complaint against Wistron Corp. with a U.S. trade agency, seeking to block imports of notebook computer products by its Taiwanese rival.
Toshiba, which said it sold the world’s first notebook computer in 1985, claims Wistron is infringing two patents, according to the complaint filed today with the U.S. [...]
ShareAbbott Laboratories asked a federal court to block Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd from making a generic version of Abbott’s Simcor cholesterol treatment, according to court documents.
Abbott said its patents were violated when Israel-based Teva filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking approval to market a generic version of Simcor, according to [...]
ShareClaiming patent infringement, Pfizer Inc. has filed a complaint in the US District Court in Delaware, requesting an injunction to block Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd from selling a generic form of its Zyvox antibiotic. The move follows Teva’s filing an abbreviated new drug application with the US Food and Drug Administration, seeking regulatory approval, which Pfizer claims is [...]
ShareNEWS – Monday, December 14, 2009
Federal scientists say AstraZeneca’s cholesterol pill Crestor lowers the risk of heart attack, death and stroke in patients without a history of heart disease, though some safety concerns remain.
In documents posted online Friday, the Food and Drug Administration cites the findings of AstraZeneca’s study released last November. The study [...]