Biotech news
Pharma
Secondary medical use case trends and research exemptions are just two issues set to be discussed at C5’s 12th Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation meeting, on February 25–26 in Amsterdam. 27 January 2020
Americas
Jason Markwell, a former partner at Belmore Neidrauer, has joined Fasken’s IP group in its Toronto office. 24 January 2020
Americas
A life sciences litigator from Williams & Connolly has joined Latham & Watkins’ Washington, DC office. 22 January 2020
Biotech
German biotech Jennewein has accused Nestlé Nutrition of infringing patents covering a process of purifying human milk oligosaccharides to make its infant formula. 14 January 2020
Americas
A San Diego biotechnology company has been refused a trademark registration for ‘Sequencing by Binding’ on the grounds that it is too descriptive. 8 January 2020
Americas
The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted the University of California its 20th US patent on CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technologies. 2 January 2020
Americas
Bayer has dropped trade secrets claims against a former employee and rival company, which it had accused of stealing confidential information related to organic fungicides. 23 December 2019
Biotech
The Court of Justice of the European Union has today, December 19, outlined the scope of protection held by owners of plant variety rights in a decision involving a variety of mandarin. 19 December 2019
Biotech
Merck & Co has announced its acquisition of cancer research biotech ArQule in a $2.7 billion deal. 12 December 2019
Pharma
Sanofi is to acquire Synthorx, a biotechnology company focused on improving the lives of people suffering from cancer and autoimmune diseases, for $2.5 billion. 10 December 2019