Biotechnology
8 May 2025 Wilson Sonsini, Desmarais, and Wolf Greenfield were among the winners at the inaugural LSPN Awards USA 2025 in Boston, which celebrated excellence in life sciences IP across 20 categories.
24 April 2025
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Europe
For those willing to undertake the complexity, in vivo cell therapy could redefine the economics and logistics of cell-based treatment, says Adam Gregory of Mewburn Ellis.
Americas
Will this year be defined by a concerted shift towards ‘One Health’? Simon Kiddle and Rebecca Tollervey of Mewburn Ellis explore.
Americas
Key developments for the industry this year include a more pro-patent administration and USPTO changes, say Carla Ji-Eun Kim and Deborah Sterling of Sterne Kessler.
Americas
Key similarities and differences between the patent systems, particularly in biotech, offer lessons and opportunities for rightsholders, say Daniela Fasoli of Simões Propriedade Intelectual and Jeffrey Morton of Haynes and Boone.
Asia
Free trade zones in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Hainan are designed to attract capital into China’s fast-growing healthcare sectors, says Li Mi of Lusheng.
Americas
Well-drafted contracts and ironclad tech security can save time and money when an ex-employee steals IP ‘like sugar packets in Starbucks’, finds Tom Phillips.
Biotechnology
The shift towards preventative pharmaceuticals could open new, and highly valuable, markets but it must be strengthened by patent rights, says Sam Andrews, senior paralegal at Powell Gilbert.
Biotechnology
AI has the potential to revolutionise patent examination but uneven adoption of the technology could undermine fairness in the system, says Matthew Veale of Patsnap.
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22 April 2025 The firm hired Brent Babcock as a partner in New York, bringing experience in cases involving biotechnology and medical devices.
8 April 2025 According to the Patent Index 2024, patent filings remained high in Europe last year “despite political and economic uncertainties” | Johnson & Johnson ranked among the top requesters of unitary patents.
27 March 2025 Combining USPTO work with a background in molecular biology, immunology, and plant biochemistry, the new counsel brings patent practitioner and examiner skills to the firm.
25 March 2025 Danish biotech prepares defence against allegations of trade secret misappropriation | AbbVie claims two former employees helped ProfoundBio use confidential tech to improve its cancer treatment pipeline ahead of Genmab acquisition.
20 March 2025 New hope for 10x’ preliminary injunction after EPO Opposition Division ruling | Patent at issue concerns single-cell spatial molecular imaging products.
18 March 2025 Companies are transforming IP from a defensive tool into a revenue-generating powerhouse. Marisa Woutersen at the WIPR Summit 2025 hears trends in licensing, platform-based monetisation, and litigation funding.
18 March 2025 Complaint centres on AI-powered tools for cancer diagnostics | Tempus says its rival has a history of deliberately copying competitors’ technologies.
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