Big Pharma
27 May 2026 China’s IP system is undergoing real change. Takeda’s IP head for the region explains what that looks like on the ground and why the old playbook no longer cuts it.
22 May 2026
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Asia
The clash between one of India’s largest B2B marketplaces and the country’s drugs regulator challenges the “passive” position of such platforms with regards to allegedly unlawful pharmaceutical listings, says Aarti Aggarwal of Remfry & Sagar.
Europe
A number of ongoing legislative processes are likely to significantly impact the life sciences industry this year, writes Jackie Mulryne of Morgan Lewis.
Europe
The High Court’s ruling clarifies aspects of the SPC waiver but leaves unresolved questions relating to export-country rights and confidentiality, say Claire Phipps-Jones and Luke Norton of Bristows.
Americas
Companies that integrate data rights into their IP strategy with a holistic approach will lead in innovation while minimising risk, says Terri Shieh-Newton of Mintz.
Europe
With EU trilogues deadlocked over the package, the future of drug exclusivities and access-linked obligations hangs in the balance. Jackie Mulryne and Paul Ranson of Morgan Lewis pinpoint the flashpoints to watch as negotiators push for a year-end deal.
Big Pharma
Clinical trials create a patent paradox. With EPO case law rapidly reshaping the 'expectation of success' test—most recently T136/24—the line between innovation and obviousness is blurred. Amanda Simons of J A Kemp offers drafting strategies to secure protection for your downstream innovations.
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.
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18 May 2026 A US court has refused to throw out AbbVie's claim that a former scientist brought its cancer drug secrets to a Chinese rival.
14 May 2026 Isomorphic Labs said the funding round, led by venture firm Thrive Capital, would be used to further its drug design engine and support hiring targets.
14 May 2026 The biotechnology and life sciences specialist joins from McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, marking the fifth senior IP hire at the firm this year.
14 May 2026 The agreement is the latest in a string of major deals between Hengrui and multinational drugmakers, and will see the parties jointly develop assets while licensing others.
8 May 2026 LSIPR's senior reporter Marisa Woutersen speaks with Mythili Markowski of Regeneron on why new USPTO guidance is putting post-grant proceedings under the spotlight and how in-house teams are responding.
7 May 2026 Experts from Johnson & Johnson and Novartis took the stage at INTA to share the pitfalls lurking inside mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs and what in-house counsel can do about them.
7 May 2026 A California judge has denied Corcept’s bid to dismiss the lawsuit over its drug for a rare hormonal disorder, allowing the litigation to proceed on all core counts.
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