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The Broad Institute and ERS Genomics, a company that provides access to CRISPR/Cas9 IP owned by researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier, have both claimed victory in the latest round of the CRISPR inventorship battle. 14 September 2020
Americas
Gilead Sciences is set to acquire biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics in a $21 billion deal, further strengthening its oncology expertise. 14 September 2020
Biotechnology
In the fast-paced environment of life sciences, the need for the IP sector to take full advantage of potential and emerging innovations is paramount, as a LSPN Connect session discovered. 14 September 2020
Americas
Cannabinoid maker Lavvan has filed a $881 million trade secrets lawsuit against pharmaceutical company Amyris. 11 September 2020
Big Pharma
The European Commission has concluded exploratory talks with Pfizer and BioNTech to potentially supply 300 million doses of their investigational vaccine against COVID-19. 10 September 2020
Americas
In a victory for pharmaceutical company Amneal, a Delaware court has invalidated claims of three patents covering Noven Pharmaceuticals’ Minivelle oestrogen product. 10 September 2020
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the owner of an artificial heart valve patent a remand under Arthrex, but shot down the company’s attempt to escape an inter partes review by citing a conflict. 10 September 2020
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Now more than ever, in this fast-moving environment the need to take full advantage of the innovations that might be right under our noses is paramount. 10 September 2020
Americas
Human embryos whose genomes have been edited should not be used to create a pregnancy until it is certain that changes can be made without introducing undesired changes, according to a new report by an influential panel. 10 September 2020
Americas
A US Department of Health and Human Services agency will investigate whether Moderna disclosed information on government funding in patent applications relating to its COVID-19 vaccine. 8 September 2020