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BIO represents a broad constituency of biotechnology and life sciences companies. LSIPR talks to BIO president and CEO Jim Greenwood about patent reform, healthcare, court cases and plans for the future. 1 May 2011
Americas
With IP laws around the world subject to frequent and sometimes unpredictable changes, it can be difficult to keep abreast of everything you need to know. Richard Gough and Jane Woodhouse take a look. 1 May 2011
Asia
Israel patent practice is distinct from US and European practice in a number of respects. Moshe Tritel describes a number of such areas with important practical ramifications for applicants seeking to maximise their patent protection in Israel. 1 May 2011
Americas
As biotechnology patents continue to grow in importance, uncertainty remains on both sides of the Atlantic as to exactly what is patentable. Simon O’Brien and David Gass take a look. 1 May 2011
Americas
Practitioners can take heart from recent developments in the Brazilian courts, say Otto Licks and Anderson Nascimento. 1 May 2011
Biotechnology
A case before the Court of Justice for the European Union threatens to radically redraw the patent landscape for embryonic stem cells. Ashley Roughton explains. 1 May 2011
Big Pharma
Europe is home to many life sciences companies, so IP regimes throughout the continent’s jurisdictions need to provide cost-effective, speedy and certain litigation environments if patent disputes are to be satisfactorily settled. 1 May 2011
Americas
A recent study revealed that biotechnology companies or universities discovered 42 percent of all innovative drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 1998 and 2007. 1 May 2011
Americas
The traditional business model for a new drug relies on a substantial period of market exclusivity to recoup extensive research and development costs. 1 May 2011
Europe
There is a contradiction at the heart of product definition in Swedish supplementary protection certificates, says Hampus Rystedt. 1 May 2010