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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of... more +
The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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Recent Appellate Decision Overturns Revocations of Broad Institute CRISPR-Cas9 Patents

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This past Thursday, the Board of Appeals of the European Patent Office released the minutes of oral proceedings in which the Board rendered a decision in closely watched appeals relating to Broad patents directed to...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Update February 2024 On Commission Plans Liberalization Of New Genomic Techniques (NGTS) In The EU

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On February 7, 2024, the European Parliament approved the draft regulating plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT) like CRISPR-Cas. The members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted to divide NGT plants into...more

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Broad Institute Loses Appeal in European Patent Office, Patents Remain Revoked

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Earlier this year, and almost one year to the day (January 17, 2019) that the Opposition Division (OD) of the European Patent Office revoked in its entirety European Patent No. EP 2771468, the Technical Board of Appeal...more

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European Patent Office (EPO) Upholds Foundational CRISPR Patent Owned by UC, Univ. of Vienna, and Charpentier

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On February 10, 2020, the European Patent Office Opposition Division announced the results of an opposition filed against patent EP2800811, owned by the Regents of University of California, University of Vienna, and Emanuelle...more

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Broad Institute Patents Remain Revoked in Europe

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Last January 17th, the Opposition Division (OD) of the European Patent Office revoked in its entirety European Patent No. EP 2771468, which named as Proprietors The Broad Institute, MIT, and Harvard College and had been...more

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