USPTO grants patent titled 'method of therapeutic administration of DHE' to MAP Pharma

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued to the MAP Pharmaceuticals' US Patent No. 8,119,639, titled "Method of Therapeutic Administration of DHE to Enable Rapid Relief of Migraine while Minimizing Side Effect Profile."  

USPTO grants patent for ARIAD Pharma's ponatinib

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted US Patent No. 8,114,874  to ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc., entitled, “Substituted Acetylenic Imidazo[1,2-B] Pyridazine Compounds as Kinase Inhibitors,” which provides composition-of-matter patent protection through at least December 22, 2026 for ARIAD’s investigational pan-BCR-ABL inhibitor, ponatinib.

FDA OKs Drug for Cancer Patients with Weakened Bones

The FDA has approved the osteoporosis drug Prolia as a treatment for some breast and prostate cancer patients whose bones have been weakened by certain hormone therapies for cancer.

Scope, Implications of Section 3(d) Of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 (As Amended)

Under Indian patent law, there are certain inventions which are deemed specifically not patentable.

These are identified in Section 3, and the sub-clause of that section which is relevant with respect to the infamous Novartis case pending before the Chennai High Court and now also IPAB [Intellectual Property Appellate Board] is sub-clause (d) of Section 3.

Linagliptin Receives Approval in Europe for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company received Marketing Authorization from the European Commission for linagliptin 5 mg film-coated tablets (to be marketed under the trade name Trajenta® in Europe) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. The European Commission has approved linagliptin in combination with metformin and metformin plus sulfonylurea. Linagliptin is also approved for use as monotherapy in patients inadequately controlled by diet and exercise alone and for whom metformin is inappropriate due to intolerance, or contraindicated due to renal impairment.

10 largest U.S. patent losses

In the drug business, exclusivity is everything. Once a branded drug gets generic competition, pricing power fades and sales slowly drain away, leaving drugmakers dependent on the next new thing. It's all very reasonable in theory, but when the drugs losing patent protection are the biggest in the business--and they're all falling off patent around the same time--even the most rational companies can get a bit panicky.

Welcome to the patent cliff, the most influential feature of today's pharma landscape. Here, so many drugs are falling off patent that the path forward has twisted, and the entire industry is looking to find its way. Some companies, such as Pfizer and Merck, have merged with major rivals. Others have snapped up acquisitions in ancillary businesses, such as generics and over-the-counter medicines, and expanded into countries they previously ignored. Still others have forged ahead, betting that they'd manage to develop enough new products to make up the difference.

Enbrel® (etanercept) Patent Issued

Amgen announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,063,182 related to Enbrel® (etanercept). This patent is owned by Hoffman-La Roche Inc. ("Roche") and exclusively licensed to Amgen. Immunex Corporation (acquired by Amgen in 2002) originally licensed this patent application from Roche in 1999, and in 2004, Amgen paid Roche a one-time payment and obtained an exclusive, fully paid-up license to the application which issued today as the '182 patent. The patent describes and claims the fusion protein that is etanercept, and by statute, the '182 patent has a term of 17 years from today.