Biotech news
Americas
California-based Bio-Rad Laboratories has obtained an injunction from a German court in its long-running dispute with US biotechnology company 10x Genomics. 3 December 2019
Americas
DLA Piper has strengthened its San Francisco office with the addition of a former Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer counsel. 27 November 2019
Pharma
The best lawyers acting for life sciences companies make sure they fully understand their clients’ business models, said in-house counsel at Life Sciences Patent Network 2019. 26 November 2019
Biotech
The US Department of Justice has charged a former Monsanto employee with committing economic espionage and trade secrets theft. 22 November 2019
Biotech
The team leader behind the world’s first artificial intelligence-generated patent application has said AI inventors will force major changes to the patent system. 21 November 2019
Americas
Switzerland-based Roche has agreed to acquire Promedior and its portfolio of molecules for serious fibrotic diseases. 19 November 2019
Pharma
The Regents of the University of Michigan have sued an optical microscope manufacturer for allegedly infringed one of its patents. 18 November 2019
Pharma
Seattle Genetics has asked the American Arbitration Association to help resolve a dispute with Daiichi Sankyo, alleging that the Japanese pharma company used its technology to create a number of drugs. 14 November 2019
Biotech
A US company that uses specially-trained dogs to detect cancer through scent has accused a former employee of stealing its trade secrets to found a competing company. 14 November 2019
Biotech
The Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has issued new communication summarising issues that will be discussed at a hearing on whether the EPO erred in its revocation of a patent owned by the Broad Institute. 4 November 2019