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Biotech Patent Wars: If at First You Don’t Succeed . . . University of California v. The Broad Institute
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Biotech Patent Wars: If at First You Don’t Succeed . . . University of California v. The Broad Institute

Biotech Patent Wars: If at First You Don’t Succeed . . . University of California v. The Broad Institute

October 26th, 2021|Categories: Cyber Risk Litigation, HB Emerging Law Notes, HB Risk Notes, Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation|Tags: biotech, biotechnology, emerging litigation, mass torts, Medical Device Litigation, privacy liability, torts|

Biotech Patent Wars: If at First You Don’t Succeed . . . University of California v. The Broad Institute Abstract This case discussed in this article is about two methods of editing DNA: one that has infinitely more lucrative applications because it can edit human DNA (plus all animals and plants), another that works in cell-free environments. Whether inventions are separate or part of the same innovation is an important factor in patent interference disputes; if there are two patentably distinct inventions there cannot be interference. One party in this case lost its argument that there was only one invention at issue, but returned with a second interference claim, arguing that it was the first inventor to constructively reduce to practice the animal and plant DNA editor. In this article, the author examines the nuances and intricacies of the patent process in the world [...]

James Beck on the Drug & Device Law Blog: Something Both Sides Should Agree On (re Class Actions)

September 21st, 2020|Categories: HB Emerging Law Notes, HB Tort Notes|Tags: class action, drug device blog, drug litigation, james smith reed smith, mass torts, Medical Device Litigation|

Senior Life Sciences Policy Analyst Reed Smith LLP Drug & Device Law Blog: Something Both Sides Should Agree On (re Class Actions) We’ll be very clear – as we have before: We don’t like most class actions. Indeed, if given our druthers, we would abolish Rule 23, as it applies to class actions for damages, altogether. But that’s not in the offing anytime soon. Today, we offer a class action decision that we think both sides, us on the defense and those on the plaintiffs side, can agree on, excluding only those responsible for the problem. In Pearson v. Target Corp., 968 F.3d 827 (7th Cir. 2020), the court came up with one possible solution to the class action “objector problem.” What’s that? Well, once a class action settles (as most do), all too often “objectors” come out of the woodwork. While these [...]

Drug & Device Defense Forum | Oct. 15, 2018 | New York

May 13th, 2018|Categories: HB Tort Notes, Past Conferences, Tort Litigation|Tags: Attorney Ethics, CLE, cyber security, cyber security for medical devices, Dechert, demonstrative evidence, drug liability, FDA approval, FDA guidelines, FDA regulation, FDA warnings, goodell devries, jim frederick, jury presentation, lawyers social media, legal ethics, Litigation Financing, litigation funding, mass torts, medical device breach, Medical Device Litigation, medical devices, megan grossman, michelle yeary, personal jurisdiction, pharmaceutical liability, Product Liability, segal mcambridge|

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