Biotechnology
19 May 2025 Illumina claims Element’s AVITI sequencing platforms includes patented tech | Biotech firm alleges it infringes its MiSeq and MiniSeq system | Start-up founded by former Illumina employees.
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Europe
For those willing to undertake the complexity, in vivo cell therapy could redefine the economics and logistics of cell-based treatment, says Adam Gregory of Mewburn Ellis.
Americas
Will this year be defined by a concerted shift towards ‘One Health’? Simon Kiddle and Rebecca Tollervey of Mewburn Ellis explore.
Americas
Key developments for the industry this year include a more pro-patent administration and USPTO changes, say Carla Ji-Eun Kim and Deborah Sterling of Sterne Kessler.
Americas
Key similarities and differences between the patent systems, particularly in biotech, offer lessons and opportunities for rightsholders, say Daniela Fasoli of Simões Propriedade Intelectual and Jeffrey Morton of Haynes and Boone.
Asia
Free trade zones in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Hainan are designed to attract capital into China’s fast-growing healthcare sectors, says Li Mi of Lusheng.
Americas
Well-drafted contracts and ironclad tech security can save time and money when an ex-employee steals IP ‘like sugar packets in Starbucks’, finds Tom Phillips.
Biotechnology
The shift towards preventative pharmaceuticals could open new, and highly valuable, markets but it must be strengthened by patent rights, says Sam Andrews, senior paralegal at Powell Gilbert.
Biotechnology
AI has the potential to revolutionise patent examination but uneven adoption of the technology could undermine fairness in the system, says Matthew Veale of Patsnap.
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24 April 2025 Generative AI is transforming the biotech industry, so it’s crucial to have an IP strategy—in particular, for trade secret and/or patent protection. Dean Pelletier of Pelletier Law explains.
22 April 2025 Gene editing company ToolGen “seeks fair licensing agreement” for alleged infringement by rival | High-value sickle cell treatment CASGEVY was “born from ToolGen’s proprietary CRISPR RNP tech” says complaint | Potter Clarkson instructed.
22 April 2025 The firm hired Brent Babcock as a partner in New York, bringing experience in cases involving biotechnology and medical devices.
8 April 2025 According to the Patent Index 2024, patent filings remained high in Europe last year “despite political and economic uncertainties” | Johnson & Johnson ranked among the top requesters of unitary patents.
27 March 2025 Combining USPTO work with a background in molecular biology, immunology, and plant biochemistry, the new counsel brings patent practitioner and examiner skills to the firm.
25 March 2025 Danish biotech prepares defence against allegations of trade secret misappropriation | AbbVie claims two former employees helped ProfoundBio use confidential tech to improve its cancer treatment pipeline ahead of Genmab acquisition.
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