Biotech news
Americas
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is appearing against the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), which is joined by the University of Vienna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, in a patent interference proceeding today. 6 December 2016
Americas
Anyone seeking a deal with a life sciences company must understand the value and potential risks of its IP, as Karen Mangasarian and Ryan Murphey of Ropes & Gray explain. 6 December 2016
Pharma
UK life sciences organisations are still uncertain about the implications of Britain’s departure from the EU, despite welcoming the announcement that the UK will ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement. 30 November 2016
Americas
McGuireWoods has promoted a partner in its Raleigh, North Carolina office, effective from January 1, 2017. 22 November 2016
Americas
Law firm Mayer Brown has made a number of promotions across its offices, with five appointments in the intellectual property practice. 21 November 2016
Americas
Law firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell has hired Charles Vorndran as a partner in its intellectual property practice in Atlanta. 21 November 2016
Americas
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Enterome, a pharmaceutical development and diagnostic company, have entered into a collaboration agreement focusing on immuno-oncology. 17 November 2016
Africa
Pharmaceutical company Sanofi and its subsidiary Genzyme have recovered a domain name that infringed a trademark at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. 16 November 2016
Americas
A US official has spoken about the approach that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken towards innovation in the past year. 8 November 2016
Pharma
The IP Life Sciences Exchange, an event for senior IP decision-makers from the life sciences sector, will take place on November 15 and 16 in Munich, Germany. LSIPR previews some of the most interesting sessions. 7 November 2016