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Alcon Inc. v. Padagis Israel Pharms. Ltd.

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Simbrinza® (brinzolamide / brimonidine) - Case Name: Alcon Inc. v. Padagis Israel Pharms. Ltd., Civ. No. 22-1422-WCB, 2025 WL 457119 (D. Del. Feb. 5, 2025) (Bryson, C.J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit:  Simbrinza®...more

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Mallinckrodt Pharms. Ireland Ltd. v. Airgas Therapeutics LLC

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INOMax® (nitric oxide) - Case Name: Mallinckrodt Pharms. Ireland Ltd. v. Airgas Therapeutics LLC, Civ. No. 22-1648-RGA, 2025 WL 472557 (D. Del. Feb. 12, 2025) (Andrews, J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: INOMax® (nitric...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Target Acquired, Protein Deleted: The Next Frontier in Precision Medicine and IP Strategy

Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is transforming drug discovery by leveraging the cell’s natural protein disposal systems to eliminate disease-causing proteins. Innovators are making rapid and successful advancements in the...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Recentive: Raising the Patent-Eligibility Bar in AI-Related Inventions

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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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Janssen Prods., L.P. v. EVER Valinject GmbH

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Yondelis® (trabectedin) - Case Name: Janssen Prods., L.P. v. EVER Valinject GmbH, Civ. No. 24-7319, 2025 WL 639380 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 27, 2025) (Harjani, J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit:  Yondelis® (trabectedin); U.S....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 23rd Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents - May 19th - 20th, New York, NY

At ACI’s 23rd Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents, you can expect informational overviews and thorough discussion of every facet of the industry. In a time of major legislative, regulatory, and judicial change, you can't...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Familiar Tactics, New Targets: Non-Practicing Entities Move Into Life Sciences and Consumer Tech

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High-volume patent monetization entities have long focused on targets in the information technology and software sectors. But that trend is shifting....more

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Liquidia Techs., Inc. v. FDA

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Yutrepia® (treprostinil inhalation powder) - Case Name: Liquidia Techs., Inc. v. FDA, No. 24-2428 (D.D.C. Feb. 27, 2025) (Kelly, J.) Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Yutrepia® (treprostinil inhalation powder) Nature of...more

Jones Day

Expert Testimony Supporting POPR Can Be An Effective Strategy

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It is relatively uncommon for parties to submit expert declarations in the preliminary-response phase of an IPR proceeding, but recently the Patent Owner in Imperative Care, Inc. v. Inari Medical, Inc. effectively used that...more

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Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Mylan Labs. Ltd.

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Invega Trinza® (paliperidone palmitate) - Case Name: Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Mylan Labs. Ltd., No. 2023-2042, 2025 WL 946390 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 28, 2025) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Prost, and District Judge Goldberg presiding;...more

Venable LLP

Spotlight On: Herceptin® (trastuzumab) / Ogivri® (trastuzumab-dkst) / Herzuma® (trastuzumab-pkrb) / Ontruzant® (trastuzumab-dttb)...

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Trastuzumab Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more

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Spotlight On: Rituxan® (rituximab) / Truxima® (rituximab-abbs) / Ruxience® (rituximab-pvvr) / Riabni™ (rituximab-arrx) - April...

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Rituximab Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more

Proskauer - The Patent Playbook

Litigating Patents in the ITC: When and Why Companies Take the Section 337 Route

Formerly a niche venue for trade-related matters, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) has emerged as a battleground for many high stakes intellectual property disputes, particularly in the technology, life sciences,...more

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CDR Scanning Offers Hope for Genus Claims for Antibodies

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In the landmark Amgen v. Sanofi case (previously covered here), the Supreme Court affirmed that patent claims drawn to a genus of monoclonal antibodies, which were claimed in terms of their function and the epitope to which...more

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Federal Circuit Refines Obviousness Framework for Drug and Biologic Dosing Regimens

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a district court ruling that a pharmaceutical dosing claim limitation was unpatentable due to obviousness-type double patenting. The court found...more

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GSK and Pfizer Stipulate to Dismissal of RSV Vaccines Lawsuit

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On April 3, 2025, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer filed a stipulation to dismiss with prejudice GSK’s litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware....more

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End of the Road for Jepson Format Claims in the Life Sciences?

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In In re: Xencor, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirmed that the limiting preamble of a Jepson claim must be supported by the specification with “sufficient written description.” In its decision, the...more

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Even Jepson Preambles Require Written Description Support

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found a Jepson claim unpatentable where the specification did not provide adequate written description for the portion of the claim purporting to recite what was already well...more

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Will Labour’s policy prescription create a stronger UK life sciences sector?

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The UK government plans to turbocharge the life sciences sector using policy levers to enhance research and development, innovation hubs, and private fundraising. In this piece, Michael Bloch explores how refinements to...more

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Life Sciences Newsletter - March 2025

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Welcome to the first issue of the BakerHostetler Life Sciences Newsletter! Within it you will find an overview of noteworthy developments in the life sciences space and at BakerHostetler. ...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Federal Circuit Clarifies Patent Term Extension Calculation for Reissue Patents

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On March 13, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., No. 23-2254 (Fed. Cir. 2025) that clarifies how patent term extension (PTE) is calculated for reissue...more

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The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s In Re Xencor Decision: Jepson Claims Require Written Description for Their...

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On March 13, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) issued a decision titled In Re: Xencor, Inc. (the Xencor decision). The Xencor decision affirms the decision of the Appeals Review Panel...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Conference on Paragraph IV Disputes - April 29th - 30th, New York, NY

Attend ACI's 21st Annual Conference on Paragraph IV Disputes and join leaders from brand and generic pharmaceutical companies, renowned outside counsel, esteemed members of the judiciary, government, and academia to: -...more

Knobbe Martens

An Obvious Solution to an Unknown Problem?

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IMMUNOGEN, INC. v. STEWART - Before Lourie, Dyk, and Prost. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. A solution to a problem can be obvious even when the problem itself was unknown in...more

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Jepson Claim Preamble Requires Written Description Support for Conventional Aspects of the Invention

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IN RE: XENCOR, INC. Before Hughes, Stark, and Schroeder (sitting by designation).  Appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board. To provide adequate written description for a Jepson claim,...more

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