Biotech news
Europe
Court affirms infringement of patent covering gene expression technology | Curio Bioscience cannot sell related products in three EU countries | Decision is “further testament to 10x Genomic’s strategic use of IP”, 10x counsel tells LSIPR. 17 June 2025
Americas
Office’s acting director lifts severe penalties against patent owner following Federal Circuit remand | Issues separate decision highlighting consequences of “lengthy awareness” of patent portfolio. 10 June 2025
Americas
New York court finds Ethicon breached agreement with ChemImage over advanced imaging technologies | Parties dispute damages for IP ‘impairment’. 3 June 2025
Careers
The new hire brings over 20 years of experience in patent prosecution and litigation involving pharmaceuticals, molecular biology and medical technologies. 3 June 2025
Americas
Ravi Srinivasan of JA Kemp explores strategies for identifying, prosecuting, and defending follow-on patent applications after a therapeutic product enters the public domain. The session at LSPN covers patents based on clinical trial data and polymorphs of small molecule drugs. 29 May 2025
Careers
New hire is a specialist in pharmaceutical regulatory matters, complex patent disputes, and cross-border transactional support for biotech. 27 May 2025
Europe
Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly impacting the biotech lifecycle, and presents myriad applications—and risks. Tim Powell, Vishnu Shankar and Ben Rowlatt of Morgan Lewis provide a detailed analysis. 22 May 2025
Americas
South Korean company eyes new business opportunities following Supreme Court ruling | Pfizer had claimed infringement of patent covering Prevenar 13 shot. 22 May 2025
Americas
Illumina claims Element’s AVITI sequencing platforms includes patented tech | Biotech firm alleges it infringes its MiSeq and MiniSeq system | Start-up founded by former Illumina employees. 19 May 2025
Europe
Biotech rivals agree global patent cross-licences and end all litigation | 10x ‘expects’ to receive $68m plus royalties on sales of its spatial biology products. 15 May 2025