Biotech news
Americas
Law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed has expanded its intellectual property practice by hiring Patrice Jean as a partner. 23 July 2015
Americas
Biopharma parties thinking about challenging a patent via an inter partes review should be aware that there are significant differences between district court and IPR practice, as Tasha Francis and Dorothy Whelan of Fish & Richardson explain. 23 July 2015
Pharma
A new parliamentary group has been created to raise awareness of and help to develop the life sciences industry in the UK. 21 July 2015
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a ruling from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that invalidated three patents owned by Columbia University covering DNA sequencing. 20 July 2015
Americas
US law firm Haynes and Boone has expanded its intellectual property practice by hiring two partners. 13 July 2015
Americas
Law firm Fenwick & West has expanded its life sciences practice by hiring Daniel Becker as partner. 10 July 2015
Biotech
The European Patent Office has invalidated a patent covering genetically modified mice and rats. 9 July 2015
Asia
India’s progressive IP policies—and its status as ‘pharmacy of the developing world’ and lifeline for millions of people—are now under threat from many fronts. Yuanqiong Hu, IP advisor for Médecins Sans Frontières’s Access Campaign, explains more. 9 July 2015
Americas
US law firm Lathrop & Gage has hired Amy McMahon to the firm’s intellectual property division. 9 July 2015
Americas
The market value for biosimilars around the world could reach $20 billion by the end this year and that figure could nearly triple by 2020, according to a report. 3 July 2015