MedTech news
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday affirmed a district court’s order to deny arbitration in a patent infringement case between Illumina and Ariosa Diagnostics. 27 July 2016
Americas
Law firm Cooley announced yesterday that it is expanding its patent counselling and prosecution practice with the addition of Mika Reiner Mayer’s team from law firm Morrison Foerster. 26 July 2016
Pharma
Mayer Brown announced today that Genevieve Michaux has joined the firm’s government & global trade practice as partner in Brussels. 20 July 2016
Americas
Law firm Jones Day has hired John Wehrli as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in San Diego. 7 July 2016
Pharma
Following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, it is business as usual for life sciences companies working with intellectual property, at least for now, says Claire Phipps-Jones of Bristows. 7 July 2016
Americas
Run Them Sweet, a US medical diagnostic company, has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging it was overcharged for foreign patent renewal fees by IP management company CPA Global. 6 July 2016
Americas
Law firm McDermott Will & Emery has hired Edward Gordon as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in Boston. 4 July 2016
Americas
NuVasive, a medical device company focused on spinal surgery, has agreed to settle its patent dispute with Medtronic. 1 July 2016
Americas
The Biotechnology Innovation Organisation has welcomed Hillary Clinton’s plans to improve the US’s patent system. 30 June 2016
Americas
The US Supreme Court announced yesterday that it has agreed to hear a patent infringement case between Promega and Life Technologies centring on DNA testing kits used to analyse genetic differences between people. 28 June 2016