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Americas
Parties impacted by exclusion orders need to carefully weigh their options for seeking clarity or rulings on redesigns, explain Daniel Muino and Charles Provine from Morrison Foerster.
Europe
As Big Pharma stalls investment in the UK, the government urgently needs to return to the negotiating table to salvage a key growth area, writes Tim Belcher of EIP.
Americas
In the second of a two-part series, Mercedes Meyer of Banner Witcoff and Brandon Phemester of Novavax delve into the real reasons why medicine costs more in the US.
Americas
In the first of a two-part series, Mercedes Meyer of Banner Witcoff and Brandon Phemester of Novavax explore how legislative, judicial, and executive policies have dramatically altered the risks for drug innovation.
Biotechnology
Erik Viik of Papula-Nevinpat looks at the dynamics that international applicants need to be aware of to secure and manage their patent rights across the region.
Americas
With growing legislation, research and demand for medical use, cannabis presents an economic opportunity for the Caribbean—but IP rights in the region have some way to go, write Keesha Fleming Lake of Keesha Fleming Lake, and Rachael Lodge Corrie of Foga Daley.
Americas
A patent fee structure being mooted in the US could hurt the innovation economy, especially in industries like biotech and pharma—and will face backlash from businesses, writes Paul Hunter of Foley.
Europe
A new law affecting disputes concerning the ‘Bolar provision’ could allow competitors to enter the Ukrainian market before a patent expires, explains Volodymyr Hrunskyi of Sayenko Kharenko.
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21 October 2025 Isomorphic Labs' head of IP shares why the first wave of AI-driven drug development stumbled, how data became pharma's most valuable currency, and why inventorship questions could make or break billion-dollar deals in machine learning.
21 October 2025 LSIPR is gearing up for the 5th annual LSPN North America Fall Conference, starting October 21, in San Francisco, California.
20 October 2025 The Japanese pharmaceutical company has filed a cluster of lawsuits against generic drug makers asserting its patent protection and market exclusivity over the high-selling ALS treatment.
16 October 2025 The court rejected Novartis’s request for emergency measures against a Spanish importer after the pharma company failed to meet the test to enforce an injunction, the winning lawyers told LSIPR.
16 October 2025 After saving hundreds of thousands of dollars ‘with my laptop and ChatGPT’, the biotech’s trademarks leader says lawyers need to discover how the tech can reduce external spend.
13 October 2025 A recent survey shows heavy opposition to the proposal which could leave university licensing struggling, chill investment in startups, and threaten technology transfers.
10 October 2025 A new report highlights widespread mental health issues among legal professionals, leading to poor wellbeing and career disillusionment.
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