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Orphan Drugs, Big Breaks: The Quiet Carve-Out in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act'

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act takes a big step in the rare disease space by expanding the contours of the orphan drug exclusion, a once narrow exception that permitted manufacturers of rare disease drugs and biologics to be...more

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The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act and Life Sciences Innovation

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The biotechnology and life science sectors underpin breakthroughs in health care, agriculture, and environmental sustainability by leveraging living systems to create next-generation medicines, diagnostics, and bio-based...more

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Key Patent Considerations for Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs)

In 1910, German scientist Paul Ehrlich introduced a groundbreaking concept to the world: chemical compounds could be engineered to interact with unique receptors on disease-causing cells while avoiding interaction with...more

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Patents and Trade Secrets in AI and Life Sciences

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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

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Update on biosimilars in Canada – March 2024

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In this article, we provide a further update on developments regarding biosimilars in Canada (approvals, pending submissions, litigation, regulatory, and market access) since our March 2023 update....more

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The Administration Takes Aim At Drug Prices Again – This Time Through A Controversial Framework for Exercising March-In Rights

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The Biden Administration recently announced a plan to leverage an old tool in a new way to try to reduce drug costs: exercising “march-in rights” under the Bayh-Dole Act for drugs that were supported by government funding. ...more

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Impact of Current 101 Jurisprudence on Precision Medicine Innovation

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The USPTO recently released a Report to Congress (“Report”) detailing the results of its call for public comments regarding the impact of U.S. jurisprudence on patent subject matter eligibility. The Report is responsive to...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 13th Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics - June 28th - 29th, Boston, MA

This June, join the “who’s who” of the biosimilars and innovator biologics industries as they gather in Boston for ACI’s 13th Annual Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics....more

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Next-Generation Antibodies: Antibody-Drug Conjugates

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Antibodies are part of the body’s adaptive immune response to defend itself against toxins and pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. When the body identifies a foreign entity, it mounts a cascading response that culminates...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Dr. Claire Fraser

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Dr. Claire Fraser, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Dr. Claire Fraser (transcript)

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Dr. Claire Fraser, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University...more

International Lawyers Network

Canadian Innovation During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Canadian Innovation Week, namely November 16th to November 20th this year, is a movement organized by the Rideau Hall Foundation and Canadian Innovation Space which seeks to recognize Canadians advancing their respective...more

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China adopts revised patent law with Hatch-Waxman-like incentives for innovative drugs

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On October 17, the National People’s Congress (NPC) formally adopted a revised patent law, which will take effect on June 1, 2021. The new law includes significant changes in the intellectual property legal framework with...more

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[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Walter Isaacson, Part 1 (Transcripts)

Welcome to Innovation Conversations, a special series of Sterne Kessler's IP Hot Topics podcast. I'm your series host, Trey Powers, a Director in Sterne Kessler's biotech and litigation practice groups. Joining me as a cohost...more

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[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Walter Isaacson, Part 1

In this inaugural edition of the IP Hot Topics podcast, we kick off our Innovation Conversations series. We’re joined by renowned author, analyst, journalist, historian and Tulane University professor Walter Isaacson....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 11th Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics - September 23rd - 24th, 7:45 am - 5:00 pm ET

This year, the BPCIA turns 10! As we prepare to enter the next decade of this revolutionary law, we cordially invite you to join us for ACI’s 11th Annual Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics Summit, in a fully virtual,...more

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Balancing Intellectual Property (IP) Interests with National Interest in Response to the Coronavirus

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Traditionally, it has been fairly uncommon to see new legislation in intellectual property (IP) law, compared to other areas of law. Instead, courts have generally been the avenue through which changes in IP law have been...more

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Upgrade of Appeal Board Decisions Sought to Help Patent Medical Innovations

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The Director of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has been asked to upgrade the status of two recent decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), which determined that two medical innovations are eligible to be...more

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USMCA: Implications for Biologics and Innovation

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law. The USMCA contains a number of key and last-minute revisions that implicate biologic medicines and patent obligations. ...more

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Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regime: First Anniversary Update

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September 21, 2018 marked the first anniversary of the certificate of supplementary protection (CSP) regime. CSPs, which provide an additional patent-like protection term, are intended to partly compensate innovators for the...more

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The Druggable Microbiome

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Discoveries regarding the role of the microbiome in human health and disease have been emerging with stunning frequency. While each new discovery builds upon the last, occasionally a point is reached at which, in the...more

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Da Volterra Develops Device to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

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Da Volterra, a biotech company developing products in the antibacterial field, has announced results in a human clinical trial for DAV132, a product said to prevent life-treating bacterial infections during antibiotic...more

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USPTO Finds SureGene Personalized Medicine Treatment Unpatentable Under Mayo

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In Ex Parte Timothy, the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) affirmed the Examiner’s rejection of personalized medicine treatment claims. This decision highlights the PTAB’s willingness to invalidate claims that it...more

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Basics of the BPCIA

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The FDA broadly defines biologics as medical products derived from living sources (human, animal, plant, or microorganism) intended to treat or prevent diseases. Biologics thus include such varied vehicles of medical...more

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U.S. Trade Representative Issues 2016 Special 301 Report

On April 27th, Ambassador Michael B.G. Froman, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), issued the 2016 Special 301 Report. According to the USTR website, "[i]ntellectual property is a critical source of economic growth and...more

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