November 16, 2012
A Washington federal judge on Thursday nixed Novartis AG's bid to extend the life on 19 of its patents, ruling the drugmaker waited too long before challenging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's patent term adjustment calculations.
June 19, 2012
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Monday asked a Washington federal court to block Novartis AG's bid to extend patent term adjustments the drugmaker claims unfairly cut short 23 patents, arguing Novartis' lawsuit is time-barred.
July 07, 2010
Novartis AG has filed suit against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, claiming that the agency’s interim method for recalculating patent term adjustments in light of Wyeth v. Kappos has effectively cut short 11 of the drugmaker's patents.