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Biotech
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The IPKat
[Guest Post] Enablement, Commercial Availability, and the Durability of Agro-Biotech Patents: Lessons from Inari v. Corteva
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Giulia Tatangelo, Valentina Predazzi, and Federico Caruso (SIB LEX). They discuss a decision that emerged against the backdrop…
Inside EU Life Sciences
European Commission Adopts Proposal for the Biotech Act
By Spiros Drosos, Anna Wawrzyniak, Valeria Sturla, Kristof Van Quathem, Peter Bogaert, Grant Castle, Bart Van Vooren, Marie Doyle-Rossi, Inga-Marlene Pietsch, Dan Spivey
Introduction On 16 December 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its Proposal for a Regulation on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening the Union's biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors particularly…
Big Molecule Watch
Formycon Announces New Dupilumab Biosimilar Candidate
By Sam Herron
On November 17, 2025 Formycon AG (“Formycon”) announced development of a dupilumab biosimilar, FYB208, referencing Regeneron and Sanofi’s DUPIXENT. Dupilumab is a monoclonal antibody therapy designed to treat immunological disease…
Big Molecule Watch
Samsung Biologics Completes Spin-Off and Launches Samsung Epis Holdings
By Yoko Bian
On November 3, 2025, Samsung Biologics announced the completion of the spin-off of its investment and subsidiary management business unit, and the establishment of Samsung Epis Holdings, an investment holding…
Hot Off The Hill
BIOSECURE Act Advances in the US Senate
By Chia-Feng Lu‡, Robert Mangas
On Oct. 9, the U.S. Senate passed the BIOSECURE Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Market Edge
DLA Piper hosts bootcamp for biotech and medtech companies
By Josh Kaufman, Ron Llewellyn
On October 20, 2025, DLA Piper held a bootcamp for pre-IPO and growth-stage companies in the biotech and medtech industries in the firm’s New York office. Attended by nearly 100…
Legal Theory Blog
Mohsin on Islamic Law and Emerging Technologies
Dr. Kamshad Mohsin (Maharishi University of Information Technology - School of Law) has posted Emerging Technologies and Islamic Laws: A Comparative Analysis of Prominent Islamic Jurisdictions on SSRN. Here is…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Today’s podcast episode: Legislating for the Future
The podcast show we are releasing today features Professor Jonathan Gould of University of California (Berkeley) Law School who discusses his recent article co-written with Professor Rory Van Loo of…
Harness Dickey Blog
Enablement, Anticipation, and Claim Strategy: Rethinking Biotech Patent Drafting Post-Agilent
For anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a prior art reference must disclose each and every element of the claimed invention, and such disclosure must be enabling. The recent Federal…
Life Sciences Perspectives
From Europe to the US: Crossing the Atlantic for Capital & Strategic Growth
As part of our week of premier programming during the BIO International Convention in Boston, we’re bringing together industry leaders, investors, and strategic advisors for an engaging session on how…