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On July 9, 2025, Lupin Limited and Zentiva Group announced a license and supply agreement to commercialize Lupin’s biosimilar of Certolizumab Pegol across multiple global markets. ...more
As more companies seek to spin out non-core businesses and the market for carve out divestitures heats up, counsel representing potential buyers and sellers should be prepared to identify and mitigate key risks that may arise...more
On February 18, 2025, Alvotech and Teva Pharmaceuticals (“Teva”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for AVT06, a proposed biosimilar to...more
In our blog, Another Implementer Hold Out Door Closes: The Death of the Anti-Suit Injunction? earlier this year, we suggested that a popular implementer patent hold out tactic may be off the table based on an order issued by...more
This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences, a monthly bulletin that will highlight developments in the antitrust and life sciences space. We will...more
In Short - The Background: The prevalence of generative artificial intelligence ("GenAI") is rapidly expanding, providing vast opportunities for efficiency and innovation, while also creating new risks....more
The use, distribution, and licensing of software and technology are commonly governed by legal terms both to protect the software or technology owner intellectual property (IP) rights and to allow another permission to use or...more
This week, Genentech filed separate lawsuits against Biogen and Millennium, alleging breach of a license agreement to the Cabilly patents (U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415 and 7,923,221)....more
“And I heard ‘em say, ‘nothin’ ever promised tomorrow today”; that is, unless, that promise was memorialized into a properly drafted and negotiated brand licensing agreement. Brand licensing agreements are essential for...more
NFT creators and consumers should evaluate the legal and commercial considerations of NFTs that are linked to copyright work. The Law Commission of England and Wales (the Commission) is a statutory independent body that...more
With the proliferation of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), particularly in the art space, an interesting and potentially groundbreaking practice has developed where certain intellectual property (“IP”) pertaining to the NFTs is...more
Overview of Common NFT Contractual Relationships - Participants in the fast-moving - but legally uncertain - non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace can maximize their business opportunities and mitigate risk by delineating...more
I. What We Saw in 2021 - The year 2021 saw enormous growth in the use, interest and diversification of blockchain technologies. From the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a digital art medium to the establishment of...more
The end of the Brexit transition period and the implementation of the new UK/EU Trade Agreement have had a significant impact on technology transactions throughout Europe. Businesses entering into Europe-wide technology...more
In Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No 19-civ-4297 (S.D.N.Y Jan. 19, 2021), the parties’ forum selection clause in their non-disclosure agreement did not prevent Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) from...more
Perfect Your Patent Prosecution Strategies and Master the Patent Application Process in the U.S and Around the World. ACI’s 18th Global Summit on Life Sciences Patents virtual conference this August will provide practical...more
Washington Court of Appeals' definition of trademark rights in Washington - Recently, the Washington Court of Appeals waded into the murky waters of defining trademark use when an out-of-state marijuana business licenses a...more
Are a licensee’s rights to use a trademark safe if the licensor files for bankruptcy and rejects the trademark license? This is a question the U.S. Supreme Court may resolve later this year....more
We previously blogged (see blog dated February 20, 2018) about the First Circuit’s decision in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC (In re Tempnology, LLC), 879 F.3d 389 (1st Cir. 2018), affecting the rights of a...more
This post is about Hamilton. Well, sort of. It’s actually about copyright law. But keep reading!...more
The Bottom Line - The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut in In re Sima Int’l, Inc., Case No. 17-21761, 2018 WL 2293705 (Bankr. D. Conn. May 17, 2018), recently held that rejection of a license agreement did...more
Innovation and creativity are essential for competitive advantage and success in a global economy. The attendant intellectual property assets are the product of substantial capital investment, and companies should carefully...more
The Tempnology Trademark Saga. When it comes to decisions on bankruptcy and trademark licenses, the In re Tempnology LLC bankruptcy case is the gift that keeps on giving. The Original. It all started in November 2015....more
On February 16, 2017, the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom held that Diageo plc, a global drinks company, was liable for unauthorized use of SAP software as a result of failing to secure “Named User” licenses for...more
For corporations, the mobile app is today’s website. Back in the late 1990s, no self-respecting company, no matter how stodgy and old-fashioned, wanted to be without a website. Originally published in Law360,...more