Topic: Patents

The Indian government announced an inquiry on Friday into the operations of the country's main drug regulator, just days after a parliamentary report exposed dysfunction within the agency and alleged serious irregularities in the drug approval process. 

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday lost its latest attempt to thwart deals to delay the production of cheaper, generic drugs that brand-name drug companies make with competitors.

U.S. securities regulators on Wednesday finalized long-awaited rules that will dictate which companies dealing in derivatives will be subject to costly capital, margin and business conduct requirements.

Eli Lilly hopes one of its dyes, used to determine whether someone may have Alzheimer's disease, will counter the expected lost income loss income from losing patents on some of its best-selling drugs, the CEO said on CNBC Thursday.

Starbucks will open the first store in its new Evolution Fresh juice bar chain on Monday, its biggest move outside coffee and one it hopes will boost the company's position in the $50 billion health food sector.

PepsiCo said on Monday it was changing its global structure, bringing back a former executive to head its food division in the Americas and creating the new job of president, a role to integrate PepsiCo's sprawling global operations.

India’s mass production of generic versions of drugs patented elsewhere helps poor people with treatment that would otherwise be too costly, but drug companies say the knockoffs stifle innovation. The New York Times reports.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration chemist on Monday was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to insider trading by using confidential information about drug approvals.

Pharmaceutical giants’ profits could take a "double-dip" hit next year from patent expirations on blockbuster drugs and President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms, according to a report from CreditSights, a credit market research firm.

Audi and MIT have teamed up to create  a website that tells users how the roadways and drivers’ moods in their city compare to others nationwide and how urban planners can improve the transportation system.Index findings can tell planners which road segments to improve for the most efficient results. It can also reveal how drivers change their motoring routines when they have more information