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Mike Young was selected in the LSIPR 50 2017 publication for his influence on the life sciences industry. He featured in the legal section, as LSIPR reports. 10 November 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has backed a ruling by the US Patent and Trademark Office which invalidated a patent owned by the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. 8 November 2017
Pharma
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has bolstered its oncology portfolio with the acquisition of Advanced Accelerator Applications. 1 November 2017
Americas
The US Department of Justice has dropped its case against a dual citizen of Canada and China who was charged in connection with attempting to steal trade secrets. 30 October 2017
Pharma
The House of Lords is hearing from companies and regulators today on issues including the government’s life sciences strategy and Brexit’s impact on the industry. 17 October 2017
MedTech
Allograft tissue provider Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation , a non-profit organisation, has announced that its patent dispute with biopharmaceutical company MiMedx will go to trial early next year. 11 October 2017
Americas
US-based law firm Phelps Dunbar has appointed Fenita Morris-Shepard as a counsel in its life sciences practice. 10 October 2017
Americas
French non-profit foundation Institut Pasteur has sued Abbott Laboratories, a former licensee of a patent covering in vitro diagnostic methods directed to HIV.
4 October 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has backed Boston Scientific in its dispute with inventor David Jang, issuing a precedential ruling. 2 October 2017
Pharma
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has claimed that relocation to eight unidentified cities would result in “permanent damage to the system”. 29 September 2017