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Invisalign maker secures first China win against clear aligner rival
MedTech
Invisalign maker secures first China win against clear aligner rival
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
Holland & Hart adds high-stakes patent litigation team from Ashurst Perkins Coie
Careers
Holland & Hart adds high-stakes patent litigation team from Ashurst Perkins Coie
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
The ‘Triple Point’ professional: Why patent success requires science, law, and technology
Pharma
The ‘Triple Point’ professional: Why patent success requires science, law, and technology
Reflecting on decades of patent searching experience, senior scientist on the CAS IP Services team, David Saari, offers insights into the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in today's competitive IP landscape.   12 August 2026
Regulation & Industry
Exclusive: ‘In the end, I did it my own way’ and became a UPC judge
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
Lilly mounts defence as generics circle Mounjaro and Zepbound
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
Reading Stief, Haedicke and Wünsche, with the memory of a decade fought in Germany
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
Kirkland clears conflicts hurdle in trade secrets spat
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
Former senior attorney-advisor to ITC commissioners joins Mintz
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
MedTech
The UPC plugs another gap in its procedural rulebook
A new UPC Court of Appeal ruling closes an important procedural gap, with significant implications for how in-house teams structure validity defences, manage litigation costs and prepare for appeals, says Florian Laus of Simmons & Simmons.   7 August 2026
Pharma
Novo’s Dutch win sends ‘clear message’ to unapproved semaglutide sellers
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