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Europe
UPC judge, EPO director and Regeneron counsel shed light on the court’s dynamics at London event | Life sciences sector emerging as a major player in the court | Quality of rulings and tight timeframes blamed for lack of appeals. 28 November 2023
Big Pharma
Rival drugmakers have dropped lawsuit following invalidation of Teva patents in September | Move comes after judge overturned jury verdict handing $176.5m to Teva. 28 November 2023
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With his ‘extensive’ scientific background and links to Nobel-Prize-winning inventions, Christopher North brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Panitch Schwarze’s patent team. 28 November 2023
Europe
LSPN Europe delved into the challenges of aligning researchers goals with IP and legal frameworks | Disclosure forms, valuing relationships, incentivising researchers and education. 23 November 2023
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Judge encourages lawyers and public to make their voices heard over transparency concerns | Awkward access to public hearings ‘causing problems’ says Regeneron counsel | Plea for public virtual hearings as judge notes that requests have been ‘coming in by the dozen’ | Panellists discuss at LSPN Europe. 23 November 2023
Big Pharma
The European Patent Office hands a win to BioNTech and Pfizer in coronavirus vaccine dispute | US biotech plans to appeal decision affecting mRNA patent. 23 November 2023
Americas
District court’s verdict found NanoString infringed on seven patents related to protein detection tech | Marks the third victory for 10x Genomics in the last six months | NanoString ‘must drop the charade’ says 10x CEO. 21 November 2023
Big Pharma
Big pharma company relies on procedural arguments to fend off a complaint alleging that it engaged in excessive pricing | Feud centres on one of the most successful blockbuster drugs of all time. 16 November 2023
Americas
TwinStrand Biosciences and the University of Washington win patent infringement case related to DNA mutation technology. 16 November 2023
Americas
New senior counsel joins IP group from previous roles at a Pittsburgh university, robotics company, and founding own law firm | Experience in patent prosecution in tech for life science sectors. 16 November 2023