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LSPN Spring North America 2025

The 7th Annual LSPN North America–Spring Conference took place at The Hyatt Regency Boston on May 6-7 2025, bringing together leading IP professionals from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medtech sectors.

This essential event offered expert sessions, interactive panels, and roundtables focused on the latest legal developments and practical strategies shaping life sciences IP. With a strong presence of in-house counsel, the conference provided a unique opportunity to connect with peers and gain insights into patentability, prosecution, litigation, and more.

Brought to you by Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review, LSPN remains the premier event for those navigating life sciences IP challenges. Watch videos below featuring speakers from organisations such as BlueRock Therapeutics, Merck, BioNTech, Pfizer, and Radius Health.

WATCH: UPC update—shaping patent litigation
WATCH: UPC update—shaping patent litigation
Powell Gilbert experts share insights on how the Unified Patent Court is taking shape after two years in operation, in this session from LSPN.


WATCH: Beyond patents — the evolving role of IP lawyers in life sciences
31 July 2025
WATCH: China patent landscape—AI, patent linkage, export controls, and more
28 July 2025
WATCH: Protecting life science innovations involving big data, AI and machine learning
21 July 2025
WATCH: Enabling success—mastering s112 in the new era of life sciences patents
18 July 2025
WATCH: Patents s101—how to overcome the current complexity of patent eligibility in the US
16 July 2025
WATCH: The transparency tightrope—balancing innovation, regulation, and IP protection in a new era
14 July 2025


Americas
WATCH: An update on EPO Board of Appeal strategy for 2025 and beyond
LSPN panellists from Mathys & Squire discuss recent developments affecting the EPO Boards of Appeal and decisions emerging from the newly-formed Unified Patent Court. The session examines the implications for pan-European patent strategy.
Biotechnology
WATCH: Mastering the art of IP transactions—due diligence, valuation, and deal-making
LSPN brings together experts from Venable, Ipsen, Stoke Therapeutics, and Biogen to analyse best practices for IP transactions, from due diligence and valuation to structuring deals.
Americas
WATCH: Policy direction—where are we now?
This session brings together experts from Choate, Radius Health, and Syros Pharmaceuticals to examine the current policy landscape affecting life sciences patents. Discussions focus on recent developments such as the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug pricing provisions and concerns over patent examination quality at the USPTO.
Americas
WATCH: Synergy in science—navigating the landscape of pharmaceutical collaborations
This panel brings together experts from Wolf Greenfield, BlueRock Therapeutics, BioNTech, and Generate Biomedicines to explore the evolving landscape of pharmaceutical collaborations. The discussion focuses on how partnerships can accelerate drug discovery, share risks, and pool resources in today’s complex drug development environment.
Americas
WATCH: Section 112—Where has the dust settled?
David Gindler of Orrick discusses the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Amgen v Sanofi and what it means for ongoing Section 112 litigation. The session considers how the decision has been applied—and how it may continue to be applied—by the Federal Circuit, district courts, and the PTAB, with a focus on its relevance to the life sciences sector.
Unified Patent Court
WATCH: The UPC in practice—optimising your cross-border patent strategy
Experts from The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and McDermott Will & Emery share practical insights on navigating the Unified Patent Court in a cross-border context, in this session from LSPN.
Americas
WATCH: Evergreening (or life cycle management patents—including polymorphs and patents arising from clinical trial data
Ravi Srinivasan of JA Kemp explores strategies for identifying, prosecuting, and defending follow-on patent applications after a therapeutic product enters the public domain. The session at LSPN covers patents based on clinical trial data and polymorphs of small molecule drugs.