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Biotechnology
Technology is continuing to transform women’s healthcare and female inventors are driving the change—but more needs to be done to ensure they secure IP rights.
Big Pharma
Revocation and infringement actions involving a cholesterol treatment, prosthetic valves, and methods for analyte detection are among the first to land at the court within its first month, explain Joanne Welch and Darren Smyth of EIP.
Medtech
More clarity is needed on the application of Alice and Mayo to patent eligibility—particularly for firms developing innovative medical diagnostic techniques, say Kara Specht and Yinan Liu of Finnegan.
Africa
Government-led schemes to incentivise patents are leading to delays and prejudice against legitimate applicants. Tyron Grant of Spoor and Fisher explains how South Africa is tackling the problem.
Medtech
Bringing a medical device to market relies on a broad understanding of IP, explain Sabing Lee and Kregg Koch of Knobbe Martens.
Big Pharma
Two decisions from the European Patent Office offer important guidance for healthcare inventions that use computers, says Rosie McDowell of EIP.
Medtech
A pressing need for more non-invasive prenatal tests is leading to increasing IP activity and commercial interest, say Fran Salisbury and Alice Jefferies of Mewburn Ellis.
Africa
The global pandemic has increased collaboration and a new wave of disputes is likely. Arbitration is well placed to help, argue Kate Davies McGill, Gaela Gehring Flores and Paul Keller of Allen & Overy
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5 December 2025 A Finnish wearable fitness gadget company has lost its bid to overturn the invalidation of a key patent, with the US Federal Circuit affirming it is abstract under Alice.
18 November 2025 The combination will create a firm with 3,000 lawyers across 52 offices—but a dive into its combined IP practice shows a heavy weighting in the US.
17 November 2025 A federal jury finds Apple infringed Masimo’s pulse oximetry patent, while the ITC has opened a new proceeding to review Apple's redesigned smartwatch.
28 October 2025 A US appeals court had good news for the California-based medtech company in a dispute over its Sapien 3 Ultra transcatheter heart valve.
15 October 2025 In-house IP director at RefleXion talks about protecting complex medtech, why startups can't afford to cut corners on early decisions, and when to employ outside expertise.
1 October 2025 The healthtech giant has convinced a US court to freeze the assets of two Chinese startups and their ex-employees for breaching an injunction for trade secret theft of X-ray tubes used in CT scanners.
25 September 2025 The firm’s Technology & Engineering team will be expanded with an expert in patent drafting, prosecution and opposition/defence work across AI, digital health and medical devices.
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