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In our December post “A FRANDlier Realm” we discussed emerging law relating to patents that are essential to technological standards, like 3G wireless telecommunications. What happens when patent owners and product makers cannot…more

Big Pharma and academia cement big deals in the quest for bigger prizes - With the patents of many highly profitable blockbuster drugs expiring over the course of a few years, the search is on for new drugs to fill large…more

What’s involved? - A recent study by Juniper Research predicted that the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and near field communications transactions – short-range wireless…more

When it comes to venue, cookie cases are anything but cookie-cutter - Marketers have an insatiable interest to know more about their customers, and the “cookies” they plant in those customers’ computers reveal much of…more

As cross-border business in China has exploded, so has the frequency of business disputes there. With both Western and Chinese firms wary of conducting litigation on the other’s home turf, parties can often agree on arbitration…more

Think two steps ahead to keep your international deals afloat - You’re excited about that joint venture deal you signed with an overseas company. Together you’ll build a factory that will take orders from both sides, with…more

Ten years ago, SpaceX was barely a blip on the aerospace industry’s radar screen. Since then it has skyrocketed to prominence, notably as the first private company to have berthed a spacecraft at the International Space Station…more

In 2011, the sweeping patent reform legislation sought to reduce litigation by creating a new process for challenging patent validity. But the new process will look more like litigation than the old process, says Matthew…more

Time was, organizations provided employees with the computer hardware they needed for their jobs. Today, many workers prefer to use the same device for business and personal use. Organizations have signed on to accommodate…more

An internal investigation is any effort to gather and analyze facts to help make a decision. Morrison & Foerster managing partner Craig Martin has overseen more than a dozen such efforts. His advice..…more

Amid shareholder demands for greater engagement, Internet-based annual meetings may enhance accessibility and save costs. Registered participants can follow presentations, ask questions, and exercise real-time voting…more

More brand-name drug companies have been paying their competitors to delay their efforts to bring generic versions of blockbuster pharmaceuticals to market…more

Make sure you’re protected before diving into academic collaboration - Today, many universities operate business incubators, and some are seeing significant success. Since 2006, for example, the University of California’s…more

Companies have now been through two proxy seasons under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act’s “Say on Pay” provision, which calls for investor advisory votes on executive compensation. And some have not had an easy time of it…more

Morrison & Foerster is pleased to introduce the MoFo BioMeter™, an index developed to measure the health of the biotechnology industry. BioMeter takes the pulse of the industry by looking at a key measure of deal value—up-front…more