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From the courtroom: Hikma v Amarin SCOTUS oral arguments
30 April 2026   The Supreme Court's first look at the skinny label dispute dug into key questions, from the role of the skinny label to who Hikma’s statements were really meant for, in one of the most important patent cases in years.

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From public use and foreign sales to the challenges of proving infringement, plant patents present unique legal opportunities—and pitfalls—for the agricultural industry, explain Bree Vculek, Gaby Longsworth, and Robert Millonig of Sterne Kessler.
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Traceability and transparency of training practices, and the value of bespoke tool, are among the key AI trends that will be shaped by legal and regulatory developments in 2026, write experts from Rouse.
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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.
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The USPTO’s ‘settled expectations’ rule is anything but settled, argues Andrew Zappia of Troutman Pepper Locke.
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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.
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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.
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23 April 2026   The US pharma giant is spending up to $1 billion to build an end-to-end biosimilar platform and is counting on a decade of expiring biologic patents to make it pay off.
23 April 2026   Plaintiff alleges that a $6 billion rival probed its records system via a long-term customer, using confidential information to develop its product in the behavioural health tech space.
22 April 2026   Decision underscores a growing deference to parallel rulings and tighter control over duplicate patent challenges.
21 April 2026   A New Jersey firm appoints the high-stakes litigator as chair of its trademarks, trade secrets and copyright practice, bringing experience across patent, trade secret, trademark, trade dress, and copyright disputes.
20 April 2026   The maker of a cosmetic penile implant has suffered at the Federal Circuit, after a ruling said its trade secrets claims are not protectable while leaving a counterfeiting finding intact.
17 April 2026   A ruling that invalidated three of Teva's headache treatment patents has been thrown out, sending a long-running case back to the lower court.
16 April 2026   The Cambridge biotech is accused of infringing six patents covering technologies used to target drug-resistant cancer mutations.
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