16 September 2025 From drug discovery to post-market surveillance, AI is rewriting the rules in pharma—and the patent system is struggling to keep up. At AIPPI’s World Congress 2025, Marisa Woutersen hears experts debate AI disclosure, inventive step, and inventorship.
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Americas
In the first of a two-part series, Mercedes Meyer of Banner Witcoff and Brandon Phemester of Novavax explore how legislative, judicial, and executive policies have dramatically altered the risks for drug innovation.
Biotechnology
Erik Viik of Papula-Nevinpat looks at the dynamics that international applicants need to be aware of to secure and manage their patent rights across the region.
Americas
With growing legislation, research and demand for medical use, cannabis presents an economic opportunity for the Caribbean—but IP rights in the region have some way to go, write Keesha Fleming Lake of Keesha Fleming Lake, and Rachael Lodge Corrie of Foga Daley.
Americas
From setting a clear overall strategy to drafting high-quality claims, Christopher Wheeler and Gerald Murphy of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch explain how to reduce patent prosecution expenditure and obtain better IP protection.
Asia
Hui Zhuang of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office discusses several strategies to increase the chance of pharmaceutical or food trademarks that include ingredients being registered.
Americas
A procedural change at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board offers petitioners a valuable tool to push back against Fintiv-based discretionary denial, writes Taylor Stemler of Merchant & Gould.
Americas
A patent fee structure being mooted in the US could hurt the innovation economy, especially in industries like biotech and pharma—and will face backlash from businesses, writes Paul Hunter of Foley.
Africa
Africa’s agricultural future is imperative to life and prosperity in the region—and the Arusha Protocol gives breeders the protection they need, explains the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization.
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9 September 2025 Wales’ first MP of ethnic minority background brings tech knowledge and expertise to the IP office, which is carrying out two pivotal consultations.
8 September 2025 The US firm has ramped up its business growth strategy with the new hires, who will represent different IP practice and industry areas.
8 September 2025 Appointment is the third ex-PTAB staffer to join, strengthens the firm’s position as a “PTAB powerhouse”.
5 September 2025 The UK pharma giant has opened a new front in its global litigation strategy involving Moderna, Pfizer, and BioNTech.
5 September 2025 The Finnish wearable tech brand is fighting hard to fend off younger rivals, with the battleground getting bloody. Sarah Speight reports.
4 September 2025 The company’s EPO victory over a rare disease biomarker patent highlights how precise claims and attention to objections can make or break biotech cases, reports Marisa Woutersen.
4 September 2025 The deal brings to a close a clash over DNA sequencing technology for cancer detection, with both sides agreeing to dismiss their claims.
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