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District court partially grants Ultrahuman Healthcare's motion to stay patent litigation with Oura Health, pending an ITC investigation | Court's order pauses several patent claims | Decision allows Oura's copyright allegations to proceed independently. 6 August 2024
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Big pharma subsidiary and Japanese collaborator allege infringement of blockbuster drug product | $1.2 billion treatment developed by University of California. 6 August 2024
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Pharma company argues that affirming lower court’s decision would shrink Orange Book “dramatically” | District court found Teva’s patents do not claim the drug product for which they are listed. 1 August 2024
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Senior partner in IP department will become co-managing partner | Foley Hoag elected three other members of five-strong executive committee this year 1 August 2024
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Biopharmaceutical company insisted its cancer treatment should be considered a biologic | Panel finds “unfairly reductive” arguments “just don’t work” | FDA correct to reject Ipsen based on faulty scientific expertise. 30 July 2024
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Massachusetts biotech giants clash as Genzyme alleges Sarepta's Elevidys infringes on key gene therapy patents | Despite the dispute, Elevidys $200M in sales and recent FDA approvals show success. 30 July 2024
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Hongene Biotech challenged ChemGenes’ patent after litigation withdrawn | Judges said all challenged claims were unpatentable. 25 July 2024
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The appointee represents a diverse range of tech clients, including in medtech and life sciences and will now lead the firm’s California offices. 25 July 2024
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Scientist and patent attorney joins boutique IP firm in Philadelphia | Former in-house counsel brings expertise representing variety of life sciences clients. 25 July 2024
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House of Representatives introduces bill to drive down cost of prescription drugs | Places “reasonable limit” on the number of patents a manufacturer can contest to prevent patent ‘thickets’ | Companion bill passed Senate earlier this month. 23 July 2024