Coronavirus/COVID-19, IP License

Navigating Facilities Management Outsourcing in a Post-COVID World

Mayer Brown on 10/22/2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reshaped the facilities management (FM) outsourcing landscape. Companies have transitioned from fully office-based work to home-based work, and now to hybrid models, prompting a...more

U.S. Trade Representative Releases 2023 Special 301 Report

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/30/2023

On April 26th, Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), issued the 2023 Special 301 Report. In a press release, the USTR stated that "[i]nnovation and creativity are at the heart of American...more

IP Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines: What the United States’ Support Means in Practice

Proskauer - Life Sciences on 6/22/2021

On May 5, 2021, the Biden Administration announced its support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Understandably, the news made headlines and stirred passionate reactions from the medical...more

When the Virtual School Year Ends, Who Owns the Intellectual Property?

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 4/30/2021

The first full school year conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic is coming to a close. The sudden inability to deliver educational instruction in person due to the pandemic gave rise, by necessity, to the expanded use of...more

IP Organizations Support Continued Opposition to Waiver Proposal

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 4/6/2021

Late last month, a group of intellectual property organizations sent a letter to members of Congress and officials at the Patent and Copyright Offices to express their support for the United States' continued opposition to...more

The Impact of COVID-19 and Accelerated Growth of E-commerce on Gray Market Sales

Haug Partners LLP on 1/8/2021

COVID-19 has impacted almost every aspect of society—our lives, our jobs, and our businesses. In addition to dominating decisions relating to consumer spending and purchasing, COVID-19 has created surpluses of goods,...more

5 Key Takeaways - Licensing in a Crisis

Kilpatrick on 12/2/2020

On November 17, 2020, Marc Lieberstein, one of Kilpatrick Townsend’s brand licensing and franchise partners, and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Retail Consumer Good Industry Team, moderated a brand licensing program for the first...more

Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Identifying IP Opportunities in Today’s Economy

Williams Mullen on 11/3/2020

COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on a variety of businesses, and despite their best efforts, some may end up in bankruptcy. For those businesses, selling IP assets may enable them to find liquidity to satisfy creditors...more

Enforcing IP in a Pandemic: Considerations, Risks, Strategies

Troutman Pepper on 10/27/2020

Moderna, a biotechnology company that is currently advancing a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, recently stated that it would not enforce its vaccine patents during the current health crisis. In light of this...more

Why Method of Treatment Patents for Repurposed Drugs Are Worth the Investment

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 10/5/2020

Scientists, clinicians, and other investigators are discovering new uses for drugs previously known for different medical indications. Such “drug repurposing” (also called drug repositioning, profiling, or re-tasking) has...more

[Webinar] Intellectual Property (IP) Challenges during Uncertain Times - October 1st, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/23/2020

McDermott Will & Emery and Marcum LLP are committed to sharing the best information available concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to our clients and colleagues during this time. The evolving ecosystem in the life...more

[Webinar] Intellectual Property (IP) Challenges During Uncertain Times - September 24th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/14/2020

McDermott Will & Emery and Marcum LLP are committed to sharing the best information available concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to our clients and colleagues during this time. The evolving ecosystem in the life...more

[Virtual Event] 11th Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics - September 23rd - 24th, 7:45 am - 5:00 pm ET

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 8/17/2020

This year, the BPCIA turns 10! As we prepare to enter the next decade of this revolutionary law, we cordially invite you to join us for ACI’s 11th Annual Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics Summit, in a fully virtual,...more

Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Protecting, Building and Maximizing Your Brand As You Reopen

Williams Mullen on 7/20/2020

As we begin to emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown, now is the perfect time for businesses to take a good accounting of their IP assets. Laudably, many companies have been working at great speed to develop COVID-19-related...more

Monetizing University Patent Portfolios During the Economic Downturn

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 6/25/2020

Colleges and universities may be leaving money on the table with under-utilized patent portfolios. The time is right, as the law has shifted in favor of patent owners, both in inter partes review litigation before the Patent...more

The Open COVID Pledge – Don’t Say “I Do” Till You Think It Through

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 6/25/2020

Companies must do their due diligence before pledging or using pledged IP. Companies need to consider future entanglements created by letting others use their IP under the Open COVID Pledge. Companies using IP under the...more

Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast - Intellectual Contracts

Williams Mullen on 6/18/2020

On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett is joined by Janet Cho and Ed White to discuss approaches to IP-related agreements during a pandemic....more

Rebranding or launching a new product in the CPG space? Don’t neglect intellectual property

International Lawyers Network on 6/16/2020

The coronavirus pandemic has presented many challenges for those in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space, and beyond. Supply chain disruptions, rapid migration of point-of-sale from brick-and-mortar outlets to online...more

A Conversation with Georgetown University - COVID-19 Client Stories

Troutman Pepper on 6/15/2020

At Pepper, we have a proud history of helping universities protect and commercialize the innovations and new discoveries developed on their campuses. That work has continued even during the current COVID-19 crisis. In this...more

[Webinar] Gauging the Impact of COVID-19 Across the Global IP Market: Lessons Learned from the Novel Coronavirus - June 24th,...

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 6/5/2020

Hear from the FDA and the leaders of the biosimilars and innovator biologics industries about the impact of the pandemic on the global IP market and gain practical guidance for what is coming down the pipeline. The novel...more

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