Biotech news
Americas
Law firm Foley Hoag has promoted Karen Tepichin to partner, one of eight partnership appointments announced on Tuesday, December 6. 9 December 2016
Americas
Following the CRISPR/Cas9 patent hearing on December 6 between The Broad Institute and University of California, Berkeley, it is very unlikely that the case will end at the US Patent and Trademark Office, according to one lawyer. 8 December 2016
Biotech
Heli Pihlajamaa, director of patent law at the European Patent Office, yesterday outlined the latest developments in the area of plant patentability. 8 December 2016
Pharma
Data exclusivity should be considered as part of an intellectual property portfolio, according to a speaker at the Life Sciences Patents Network Europe conference. 8 December 2016
Pharma
Drugs companies that acquire other businesses should act cautiously after the deal has been completed, because of potential differences in patent strategy, an Eli Lilly counsel has said. 7 December 2016
Pharma
The Unified Patent Court Agreement has not quite reached a safe harbour yet, but it is close. 7 December 2016
Americas
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is appearing against the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), which is joined by the University of Vienna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, in a patent interference proceeding today. 6 December 2016
Americas
Anyone seeking a deal with a life sciences company must understand the value and potential risks of its IP, as Karen Mangasarian and Ryan Murphey of Ropes & Gray explain. 6 December 2016
Pharma
UK life sciences organisations are still uncertain about the implications of Britain’s departure from the EU, despite welcoming the announcement that the UK will ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement. 30 November 2016
Americas
McGuireWoods has promoted a partner in its Raleigh, North Carolina office, effective from January 1, 2017. 22 November 2016