Event preview: Life Sciences IP Due Diligence summit
The Annual Summit on Life Sciences IP Due Diligence to be held on November 14 and 15 in Boston, MA, is a one-of-a-kind, interactive forum where diligence experts discuss best practices and strategies for executing a proper IP due diligence analysis for incumbent portfolios and those of potential targets.
Medicinal cannabis: what next for Brazil?
Tensions between public use, drug laws and regulators make IP around Cannabis a complex situation, explains Ludmila Kawakami and Ana Paula D. C. Couto of Di Blasi, Parente & Associados.
Conference preview: LSX World Congress USA
LSX World Congress USA brings life sciences investment and partnering to Boston.
CRISPR: A licence to heal
As all sides prepare for a milestone case in the battle over rights to CRISPR/Cas9, LSIPR’s Rory O’Neill finds the CEO of ERS Genomics in a positive mood.
Brexit: The waiting game
As lawyers and industry prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit, the uncertainty surrounding its impact is palpable, as LSIPR’s Saman Javed discovers.
M&A: Year of the megadeal
LSIPR’s Sarah Morgan investigates the current state of play of M&A in the sector and predicts the next year of activity.
IP portfolios: the five biggest headaches for in-house counsel
In-house counsel face daily challenges when managing and maintaining their IP portfolios. LSIPR asked two in-house counsel for the biggest challenges they face when managing and maintaining their IP portfolios. Here are the five things we learned.
Pharma: A Mexican tradeoff
While providing benefits to Mexico’s biologics system, the USMCA may also increase costs for citizens, argues Margarita Guerrero Gonzalez of Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff.
Genetic research: DNA payday
A tie-up between four leading pharmaceutical companies, the UK government and a health charity has created the world’s largest genetic research project. LSIPR’s Rory O’Neill looks at a new frontier for life sciences.
Secondary patents: Moscow mewl
An intervention by Russia’s IP ombudsman seeks to solve the validity issue over secondary patents, but is it needed, asks Maxim Sobolev of Rouse.
