Biotech news
Americas
The governor of California, Jerry Brown, has refused to sign legislation seeking to introduce changes to the state’s pharmacy law on biosimilars. 29 October 2013
Biotech
When the US Supreme Court decided in favour of Monsanto in its case against a soybean farmer, it clarified the patent status of certain self-replicating technologies. In Europe, the result would probably have been the same, say Steven Zeman and Heike Vogelsang-Wenke. 16 October 2013
Americas
New guidelines for the examination of biotechnology inventions in Brazil provide useful support for applicants, as Gabriel Di Blasi and Alexandre Santos explain. 16 October 2013
Biotech
Frances Salisbury and Lindsey Woolley look at the complex business of patenting agricultural products in Europe. 16 October 2013
Biotech
When it comes to plants, European courts have been occupied with various debates over salad. Margreet van Heuvel and Bart Swinkels take a look. 16 October 2013
Biotech
The Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in the Brüstle case has worrying implications for some stem cell patents. Andy Sanderson looks at the landscape across Europe. 16 October 2013
Americas
Dow Chemical Company subsidiary Dow AgroSciences has won another lawsuit involving its Enlist weed control technology. 10 October 2013
Americas
Developing new drugs is time-consuming and expensive. DelMar Pharma researches old drugs and establishes new IP around them to streamline the process. LSIPR spoke to chief executive Jeffrey Bacha about the company’s approach. 30 September 2013
Biotech
With a track record of successful innovation, Munich is one of the leading lights of European biotech. LSIPR went to visit. 30 September 2013
Asia
A Japanese research institution has collaborated with three Indian organisations to launch two new virtual centres for scientists and students. 25 September 2013