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Senators Back 12-Year Data Exclusivity Period for Biosimilars and President Obama (Once Again) Does Not

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/10/2013

On March 22, Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Finance, sent a letter to Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, the Acting United States Trade...more

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/12/2013

April 12 (Bloomberg Law) -- On April 15, 2013, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. The case centers on whether patents may be granted on...more

U.S. Responding To Cyber-Espionage: White House Acknowledges Increasing Threat

by Odia Kagan, Sharon Klein, Jeffrey Vagle | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/15/2013

No longer cut from the cloth of 007’s expensive suits, fast cars or well-mixed drinks, present-day espionage is carried out, to a great extent, through computer screens, proxy servers and spoofed e-mail addresses. Dubbed...more

Will FTC Chairman Leibowitz’s Departure Change The Enforcement Landscape?

by Barak Bassman, Daniel Boland, Deirdre McInerney, Barbara Sicalides | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/7/2013

After three years at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Chairman Jon Leibowitz stepped down. Without a doubt Chairman Leibowitz has been a visible and relentless advocate for restricting pay-for-day or reverse...more

White House Issues Strategy Warning Of Dangers To U.S. Companies From Hackers

by Pedro Pavon | Carlton Fields on 2/22/2013

The White House warned yesterday that hackers and “hacktivist” groups have the intent and capability to target U.S. companies and steal confidential data. A new executive strategy explains that the threat of corporate...more

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

by Michael Spillner, Sonia Elizabeth Valdez | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/22/2013

On February 20, 2013, the White House issued a report outlining a new plan to combat trade secret theft from U.S. businesses. Faced with the escalating theft of U.S. trade secrets and noting “the crucial role of trade...more

Pending Bill Would Expand FTC Powers Over Drug Patent Settlements and Alter the Legal Test

by Irene Ayzenberg-Lyman, MIke Cowie, George Gordan | Dechert LLP on 2/14/2013

Key Points: - This month several U.S. Senators introduced the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act. There is no similar bill pending in the U.S. House. - The Act revives legislative efforts to wipe out the...more

Federal Stem Cell Funding Approved by Appellate Court

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/28/2012

Good news for patients and stem cell researchers alike. On August 24th, the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the District of Columbia court decision granting the government’s...more

Biosimilar Developers Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief

by Dechert LLP on 6/28/2012

With this morning’s Supreme Court affirmance of the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, the specter that the BPCIA framework for biosimilar introduction could be dismantled is no longer a concern....more

Patton Boggs' TechComm Industry Update - May 9, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/11/2012

In This Issue: Senate Vote on FCC Commissioners; FCC Approves TV Channel Sharing as a Precursor to Incentive Auctions; FCC to Hold Channel Sharing Workshop; Walden and Eshoo Announce Creation of Bipartisan Federal...more

Latest Legislative Attempt on Reverse Payment ANDA Settlements

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/29/2012

On February 9th, Congressman Bobby Rush (former "defense minister" of the Black Panther Party and representative for the Illinois 1st Congressional District; at right) joined Congressman Henry Waxman (below) in...more

UPDATE: SOPA and PIPA Legislation Stalled in Congress

by Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 1/23/2012

Following this week’s Internet blackout by service providers and online resources opposed to the pending Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, Congressional leader have announced a postponement on future action on...more

Online Protests Hit Hard Against Anti-Piracy Bills

by Jeff Ifrah on 1/23/2012

Organized online protests over two bills in Congress targeting online copyright infringement — the House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate’s Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) — seem to have crippled these...more

Congress Puts SOPA and PIPA on Hold

by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 1/23/2012

In the wake of last week’s web protests and media attention around pending anti-piracy legislation, leaders in both houses of Congress announced on Friday that they would indefinitely postpone further consideration of the...more

Where Did My Wikipedia Go? Just the Facts on SOPA and PIPA By: Maria Crimi Speth and Ashley A. Marton

by Jaburg Wilk on 1/20/2012

If you used to think that SOPA was a misspelling of soap, after January 18th, 2012 you know better. What is now being called, National SOPA Blackout Day, the internet was flooded with thousands of articles, hundreds of...more

About SOPA…

by Field Law on 1/18/2012

What? Wikipedia is off-line? Please cue the other three horsemen of the apocalypse. It’s amazing what happens when Wikipedia decides to blackout its service to protest “legislation that could fatally damage the free...more

Upcoming Events: Senate Hearing on the gTLD Expansion

by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 12/5/2011

For those of you following, breath bated, developments regarding ICANN’s New gTLD Program, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is holding a full committee hearing on the domain name expansion on...more

Nexsen Pruet's LightSwitch Intellectual Property Law Bulletin - Third Quarter 2011 - Volume Four, No. 3

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/10/2011

In This Issue: - The America Invents Act - NPR's This American Life Takes on the Patent System - Hey! You Stole the Invention I paid You to Invent! Excerpt from The America Invents...more

Gene Patenting: Federal Circuit Upholds Patents to Isolated DNA

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 8/20/2011

On Friday, the Federal Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. Myriad Genetics. The Federal Circuit held that isolated DNA sequences (both genomic DNA and cDNA) are...more

Advertising Law - November 20, 2009

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/23/2009

In This Issue: *Countdown to New FTC Endorsement and Testimonial Guides *Kellogg Discontinues Antioxidant Claim for Cereals *Facebook Awarded $711 Million Fine Against Spam King *Bill Would Require ISPs to Block...more

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Senators Back 12-Year Data Exclusivity Period for Biosimilars and President Obama (Once Again) Does Not

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

U.S. Responding To Cyber-Espionage: White House Acknowledges Increasing Threat

Will FTC Chairman Leibowitz’s Departure Change The Enforcement Landscape?

White House Issues Strategy Warning Of Dangers To U.S. Companies From Hackers

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

Pending Bill Would Expand FTC Powers Over Drug Patent Settlements and Alter the Legal Test

Federal Stem Cell Funding Approved by Appellate Court

Biosimilar Developers Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief

Patton Boggs' TechComm Industry Update - May 9, 2012

Latest Legislative Attempt on Reverse Payment ANDA Settlements

UPDATE: SOPA and PIPA Legislation Stalled in Congress

Online Protests Hit Hard Against Anti-Piracy Bills

Congress Puts SOPA and PIPA on Hold

Where Did My Wikipedia Go? Just the Facts on SOPA and PIPA By: Maria Crimi Speth and Ashley A. Marton

About SOPA…

Upcoming Events: Senate Hearing on the gTLD Expansion

Nexsen Pruet's LightSwitch Intellectual Property Law Bulletin - Third Quarter 2011 - Volume Four, No. 3

Gene Patenting: Federal Circuit Upholds Patents to Isolated DNA

Advertising Law - November 20, 2009

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

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