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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - May 2024 #3

Copan Italia SPA v. Puritan Med. Prods. Co. LLC, Appeal No. 2022-1943 (Fed. Cir. May 14, 2024) The Federal Circuit’s only precedential opinion concerning a patent case this week had nothing to do with patent law....more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid Vaccine Patents

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Moderna has sued Pfizer and BioNTech in Massachusetts and Germany (where the defendants are based), claiming that the companies violated three of its patents related to mRNA technology used to develop COVID-19 vaccines....more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Arbutus and Genevant Sue Moderna in First Significant Patent Infringement Lawsuit in the mRNA Space

In the first major patent infringement lawsuit in the mRNA space, on February 28, 2022, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (“Arbutus”) and Genevant Sciences GmbH (“Genevant”) sued Moderna, Inc. and ModernaTX, Inc. (collectively...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 29 - December 3): COVID-19 Vaccine Patents at the PTAB

Last week the Federal Circuit was gearing up for its December argument sitting, but the Court still found time to issue several decisions. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly...more

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Patents on COVID-19 Vaccines Feel free to infringe

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There was big news from the Biden administration yesterday regarding patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines. Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, announced in an official statement dated May 5, 2021 that the...more

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Is ADR the Cure for COVID-19-Related Litigation? - The benefits of having a neutral with life sciences experience to resolve your...

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As we continue our battle against COVID-19, one of the successes is the speed with which pharmaceutical companies have developed vaccines. For those not familiar with the science and the process of getting new drugs to...more

Smart & Biggar

2020 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

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In 2020, Rx IP Update reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. We review top developments below: Table of Contents 1. COVID-19: CIPO, Federal Courts, Health Canada 2. PMPRB:...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

The Transgenic Mice of Regeneron

At a recent campaign stop, President Trump informed supporters that he “felt like Superman” after his experimental COVID-19 treatment with a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. antiviral drug. The antiviral drug may have resulted...more

Troutman Pepper

Enforcing IP in a Pandemic: Considerations, Risks, Strategies

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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

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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

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

International Lawyers Network

Patent Disputes in Life Sciences

Having vast expertise in providing legal protection to large Russian and international pharmaceuticals and healthcare companies, Lidings has put together a Legal Digest highlighting the most notable patents disputes in Life...more

Smart & Biggar

2020 Mid-Year Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

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In the first half of 2020, Rx IP Update reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. We review the following top developments...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Life Sciences Court Report & COVID-19 Impact on District Court Filings

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world economy to a standstill and the U.S. legal industry has not been immune. Firms continue to implement cost-saving measures by reducing salaries, implementing furloughs, and in dire...more

International Lawyers Network

Not Only Will We March Again: Committed, Resilient IP Lawyers Marching Still In Time Of COVID

A few weeks back, as remote working and social distancing were becoming the order of the day (and interesting phrase, given what quickly became the norm in many US states and cities, as executive orders abounded), my son...more

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