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Pharma
Pressure for generic manufacturers of the blockbuster heart drug Entresto is mounting as the Swiss pharma company secures a win over a challenge to its UK patent protection. 14 August 2026
MedTech
Clear aligner rivals are fighting over orthodontic technology across several major markets and the latest development in China has raised the stakes. 13 August 2026
Careers
Less than a month after the merger between Ashurst and Perkins Coie, the new team brings expertise in high-stakes patent matters—including medtech and biotech—in the US. 13 August 2026
Regulation & Industry
Unified Patent Court judge Margot Kokke has had an unconventional and oft-interrupted career as the “trailing spouse” of a diplomat. She talks to Sarah Speight about this and more in the fourth in a series of interviews with women judges at the court. 12 August 2026
Pharma
A litigation campaign against generic drugmakers, including Sandoz, Hikma, and Amenal, raise the stakes in the fight over two of the world’s most lucrative weight loss and diabetes treatments. 11 August 2026
Pharma
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners brings the perspective of a lawyer with first-hand experience in the German courtrooms to Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Patents, a valuable resource on case law. 10 August 2026
Regulation & Industry
A federal judge has refused to disqualify Kirkland & Ellis from representing a healthcare tech company after a conflict check came under scrutiny. 7 August 2026
Careers
After more than 14 years at the US International Trade Commission, the new hire says he was drawn to Mintz for its “continued growth in the life sciences sector”. 7 August 2026
Pharma
A Netherlands court ruling marks the latest win as Novo Nordisk ramps up efforts to protect semaglutide from unapproved products, copycats and an increasingly competitive market. 6 August 2026
Careers
The 34-lawyer group prompts the launch of a Silicon Valley office and strengthens the firm’s technology, life sciences and global litigation capabilities. 6 August 2026