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CRISPR Dispute Heats Up With Recent Federal Court Decision

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On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) revived the Regents of the University of California’s (Regents) challenge to the Broad Institute’s CRISPR-Cas9 patents, overturning a 2022 decision by...more

Jones Day

Prior Art Chemical Structures Must Be More Than A “Code Name”

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The PTAB recently rejected a request for rehearing by Bayer CropScience LP (“Bayer”). Bayer Cropscience LP, v. Syngenta Limited, IPR2017-01332, Paper 15 (P.T.A.B. Apr. 2, 2018). The PTAB stated that when the prior art does...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Lessons Learned from AIA Invalidity Proceedings in the Bio/Pharma Space

September 16, 2016, marked the fourth anniversary of the effective date for the invalidity proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) created by the America Invents Act (AIA). These new AIA...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Biotechnology Innovation Organization's Amicus Brief for In re Aqua Products, Inc.

On Friday, December 9, 2016, the Federal Circuit will hear oral arguments en banc in the In re Aqua Products, Inc. case to consider two questions related to the PTAB's treatment of Motions to Amend in IPR proceedings. ...more

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