Biotech news
Americas
Patents core to the breakthrough gene-editing technology CRISPR belong to the University of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Broad Institute, the US Patent and Trademark Office has ruled. 1 March 2022
Africa
The global pandemic has increased collaboration and a new wave of disputes is likely. Arbitration is well placed to help, argue Kate Davies McGill, Gaela Gehring Flores and Paul Keller of Allen & Overy 24 February 2022
Biotech
Chiara Banas, patent scientist at EIP, queries the gender gap in life sciences, and shares how her own experiences could prefigure change. 10 February 2022
Biotech
The US International Trade Commission will investigate whether drug manufacturers used trade secrets to develop a biosimilar of AbbVie’s Humira. 27 January 2022
Biotech
While the effort to secure greater vaccine and treatment equality via an IP waiver is admirable, it could stifle innovation and create long-term problems, say Matthew Howell and Lauren Griffin of Alston & Bird. 20 January 2022
Biotech
Alexion, AstraZeneca’s rare disease group, has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Neurimmune AG for NI006, an antibody in development for the treatment of the heart condition, transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. 11 January 2022
Biotech
Biotech Allele has dropped its lawsuit accusing Pfizer and BioNTech of infringing technology covering a fluorescent protein used in COVID-19 vaccines. 6 January 2022
Biotech
AbbVie seeks to block imports of Alvotech’s biosimilar Humira into the US, claiming that the Icelandic company plundered former employees and used its trade secrets to develop the drug. 21 December 2021
Biotech
Public biopharmaceutical company NextCure has been accused of misappropriating trade secrets in order to create a direct competitor to a biotech’s cancer immunotherapy technology. 16 December 2021
Americas
Fresenius Kabi is facing a lawsuit by two Pharmasphere subsidiaries over claims that it infringed a patent covering a treatment for hypocalcemia, a condition where the blood sugar level is lower than normal. 7 December 2021