15 December 2024NewsAmericasChristopher Sweeney Executive Director Acuitas Therapeutics, Alison Maddeford Director Litigation & Risk Management Thermo Fisher Scientific, Daniel Yarbrough Head of Intellectual Property Element Biosciences, Madhuri Roy Partner Cooley

WATCH: The challenge of protecting patents and innovation - obviousness-type double patenting post In re Cellect

Speakers from Acuitas Therapeutics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Element Biosciences, and Cooley examine the risks and implications of obviousness-type double patenting and offer guidance for mitigating its impact on innovation.

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