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(Podcast) The Briefing: 2025 IP Resolutions Start With a Review of IP Assets
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Wolf Greenfield Attorneys Review 2024 and Look Ahead to 2025
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become a springboard for breakthroughs in personalized medicine, enhanced medical imaging, and predictive modeling for drug development. And given the role it played in two recent...more
This latest edition features articles on succeeding in the current life sciences funding market, strategic and legal considerations in digital health combinations, the corporate practice of medicine and guidance for...more
For the past decade, controversy regarding the laws of patent eligibility has created uncertainty in the minds of inventors and investors, especially in the biotechnology, medical diagnostics, and software industries adjacent...more
On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a long-awaited decision in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute (Nos. 22-1594, 22-1653) addressing priority for disputed...more
Regents of the Univ. of California v. Broad Inst., Inc., No. 2022-1594, 2025 WL 1363125 (Fed. Cir. May 12, 2025) - On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the Patent Trial and Appeals...more
Antitrust scrutiny of healthcare markets is nothing new. The Biden Administration and first Trump Administration focused antitrust enforcement efforts across the healthcare and life sciences industries. The newly installed...more
May 1, 2025, marked the entry into force of most provisions of Phase I of the new Regulation (EU) 2024/2822, which forms part of the "Designs and Models Package" adopted within the European Union. This text, in addition to...more
Addressing the distinction between conception and reduction to practice and the requirement for written description in the unpredictable arts, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit explained that proof of conception...more
Key Takeaways: Federal Circuit Reopens CRISPR-Cas9 Priority Fight. The CAFC vacated the PTAB’s earlier ruling that UC lacked prior conception of CRISPR-Cas9 in eukaryotic cells, remanding the interference for reconsideration...more
The Regents of the University of California v. The Broad Institute, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1594, -1653 (Fed. Cir. May 12, 2025) Must an inventor know their invention will work to demonstrate that they “conceived” of it? ...more
Those hoping the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit would finally resolve priority in the long-pending dispute between the University of California and the Broad Institute will have to wait a little longer. Oral...more
The use of microorganisms in human industry is ancient, but has increased markedly in recent years. The modern recognition of the role of microbial communities in the human body has intensified innovation in fields like...more
This post is part of MoFo’s 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences....more
Partner Dan Shores will present a webinar titled "mRNA Patent Wars Update: Litigations Expand and Key Rulings Expected in 2025" for Medmarc, the leading expert in the products liability risks facing medical technology and...more
Key Takeaway: A recent Ninth Circuit decision in C.R. Bard v. Atrium reinforces the long-standing Brulotte rule against post-expiration patent royalties but clarifies that courts should assess this strictly as a legal...more
For life sciences companies preparing for potential acquisition or investment, intellectual property (IP) often represents the cornerstone of your value, making thorough preparation and strategic foresight essential for...more
The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure is an international agreement to establish a uniform system for depositing microorganisms and other...more
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is transforming drug discovery by leveraging the cell’s natural protein disposal systems to eliminate disease-causing proteins. Innovators are making rapid and successful advancements in the...more
On March 14, 2025, EU Member States agreed in the European Council on a common position to move forward with development of new rules for certain genetically modified plants generated using modern precision breeding methods...more
At ACI’s 23rd Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents, you can expect informational overviews and thorough discussion of every facet of the industry. In a time of major legislative, regulatory, and judicial change, you can't...more
High-volume patent monetization entities have long focused on targets in the information technology and software sectors. But that trend is shifting....more
Yutrepia® (treprostinil inhalation powder) - Case Name: Liquidia Techs., Inc. v. FDA, No. 24-2428 (D.D.C. Feb. 27, 2025) (Kelly, J.) Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Yutrepia® (treprostinil inhalation powder) Nature of...more
It is relatively uncommon for parties to submit expert declarations in the preliminary-response phase of an IPR proceeding, but recently the Patent Owner in Imperative Care, Inc. v. Inari Medical, Inc. effectively used that...more
Trastuzumab Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more