Australian Pharmaceutical Patents Expiring June 2014
Rodney Cruise, Principal
Below is a report from IP Organisers (an independent service company of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick) detailing Australian Pharmaceutical Patents (that have been granted extensions) and that are due to expire in the coming month.
This report covers Australian patents whose Extension of Term expires in June 2014.
A class of substituted imidazole, triazole and tetrazole derivatives are selective agonists of 5-HT1-like receptors and are therefore useful in the treatment of clinical conditions, in particular migraine and associated disorders, for which a selective agonist of these receptors is indicated.
The present invention relates to 6-substituted purine carbocyclic nucleosides and their use in medical therapy particularly in the treatment of HIV and HBV infections. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations and processes for the preparation of compounds according to the invention.
“Alphapharm has been granted special leave to appeal to the High Court against the decision in Aspen Pharma Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2013] FCAFC 129.
Leave was granted in relation to the Full Court’s findings that patentee Lundbeck could rely on section 223 (extensions of time) in respect of its application for an extension of term of a pharmaceutical patent pursuant to section 70.”
“While the effects of the Mayoand Myriaddecisions on patent law have been widely discussed, they have recently played a fascinating—and less explored—role in another area of law: preliminary injunctions. In several recent patent cases, the contours of Mayoand Myriadhave driven district courts to deny preliminary injunctions on patent eligibility grounds. This has subtly altered the texture of the preliminary injunction standard in patent infringement disputes, causing district courts to place greater emphasis on difficult, scientifically complex questions of patent eligibility at nascent stages of litigation. While time—and appeals—will tell whether this change remains viable, this shift in the preliminary injunction standard provides a fascinating, practical case study as to one law: the law of unintended consequences.”
[Morocco] Factors influencing anti-asthmatic generic drug consumption in Morocco: 1999-2010
“Despite the introduction of a compulsory insurance scheme called “AMO”, that allows a refund for 69.5% of anti-asthmatic specialties marketed in Morocco, anti-asthmatic generic drug consumption remains limited. The Moroccan market is still largely dominated by the originator drugs with still valid patents.”
[Hong Kong] Patently Lacking: A Call for Systemic Review of Pharmaceutical Law and Policy — A Case Study of Hong Kong
“This article offers preliminary findings into the pharmaceutical laws and policy of Hong Kong. Applying a framework approach to identifying the linkages between pharmaceutical patents and policy objectives in the areas of public health, medical innovation and pharmaceutical industry development, the article examines the pharmaceutical patent regime as an integrated system of patent and regulatory laws which govern pharmaceutical patents and products and explores the way such provisions operate at a complex intersection of policy objectives, priorities and mandates.”
