Biotech news
Americas
The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT’s patents concerning CRISPR technology do not interfere with patent claims filed by the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Vienna. 16 February 2017
Biotech
Nano Dimension, a 3D printing electronics company, has revealed plans to launch a subsidiary focused on solutions for end-stage renal disease, a condition that leads to kidney failure. 14 February 2017
Americas
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has urged the US Trade Representative to protect US innovators abroad. 13 February 2017
Americas
Law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired Jamaica Szeliga as a partner in the firm’s litigation department in Washington, DC. 3 February 2017
Americas
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) group discussed trade agreements and removing outdated regulations with US President Donald Trump yesterday. 2 February 2017
Americas
US biotech company Twist Bioscience and its CEO, Emily LeProust, have countered allegations made against the company last year with a lawsuit. 1 February 2017
Africa
Global intellectual property strategy will be the chief area of focus for IP counsel in the life sciences arena in 2017. 26 January 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated a district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement and remanded a case involving China-based Zhejiang Medicine, Japanese company Keneka and ZMC-USA. 25 January 2017
Americas
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have issued an update to the Antitrust Guidelines for Licensing of Intellectual Property, modernising the 1995 guidelines. 18 January 2017
Biotech
UK-based Horizon Discovery has broadened its gene editing capabilities through the amendment of a pre-existing licence with ERS Genomics to include the full commercial rights for the use of CRISPR. 17 January 2017