Drug firms raided in patent probe
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Some of the world's largest drug firms have been raided in a European probe into the use of patents.
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Agents for the Federal Bureau of  Investigation raided the office of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   Chief Executive Peter Dolan as part of a criminal  antitrust probe, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday,  citing a person familiar with the matter.
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The European Commission raided  some of the world's largest drugmakers on Wednesday, launching  a broad investigation into whether they made illegal deals or  abused patents to limit competition and harm consumers.
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Genentech Inc. said the marketing of Rituxan, a cancer drug that is the company&#39;s best-selling product, is the subject of a US criminal investigation.
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Two former sales representatives for Amgen Inc. are suing the biotech company, alleging it pushed its sales force to search doctor's confidential medical records for potential patients to boost sales of a drug used to treat psoriasis.
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China is to review tens of thousands of drug licences as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal.
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Nestle  operations in  Germany were raided last week as part of a German cartel office  investigation of suspected price-fixing by chocolate makers,  the company said on Monday.
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A lawsuit filed by San Francisco attorney Joseph Alioto on behalf of 19 California pharmacies accuses 15 major drug companies of conspiracing to inflate drug prices.
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The initiative is part of an effort to ferret out unpublished research consucted by pharmaceutical companies that finds medications to be ineffective or dangerous.
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Police raided the Brazilian offices of international security consultant Kroll Inc., seizing evidence and arresting five employees amid allegations Kroll illegally spied in a probe of a bitter corporate dispute.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing biotechnology companies as part of a wider effort to ensure that companies don't mislead investors by covering up negative results of clinical trials.
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A major drugs firm has been named and shamed over "serious breaches" of the industry's code of conduct.
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Four new investigations involve chips and computing devices, including possible patent violations.
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A drug company executive who spoke out in support of Montgomery County's proposal to import drugs from Canada said that his company has launched an investigation into his political activities.
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The companyâs lawyers had attempted to gain the upper hand in a patent case by highlighting safety concerns about the companyâs own product.
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Will the product patents regime lead to unsustainably high drug prices? A demonstration against patenting of drug products in Chennai.
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Police raid a manufacturing plant in Scotland after allegations of a large music filesharing network.