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There are dangers in excluding the unvaccinated from jury service in US patent cases

Courts striking-out those who have not had covid-19 jabs may unintentionally be eliminating people from diverse demographics holding multiple world views

Covid-19 patent wars spread to Europe as CureVac sues BioNTech

German mRNA innovators poised for fight over vaccine revenues in the Dusseldorf Regional Court

Covid-19 has exposed the limits of compulsory licensing

The pandemic has brought the difficulties of bypassing life sciences IP into plain view

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Pfizer in crosshairs once again in latest covid-19-related patent suit

Enanta Pharmaceuticals is seeking a share of blockbuster antiviral revenues

24 June 2022

Covid impact on US patent filings is now becoming clearer

Data on law firms ranked by 2021 grants shows a slide that may link to filing strategies changing because of pandemic-induced budget cuts

17 June 2022

Breaking: Vaccine IP waiver agreed by WTO members

The agreed IP waiver is less far-reaching than the original proposal, but underscores how the pandemic has impacted IP politics.

17 June 2022

New IP finance play, Ukraine tribute, patent litigation trends and plenty more as IPBC Global 2022 comes to an end

Despite the close attentions of a tornado and the deadening heatwave that preceded and followed it, delegates and speakers in Chicago were in good form for the final day of this year's event

15 June 2022

No turning back the clock on pandemic changes, says EPO Boards of Appeal president

BoA President Carl Josefsson also tells IAM that backlog reduction efforts are on track and the organisation is turning its attention toward timeliness of proceedings

27 May 2022

Moderna says US government on the hook to pay any royalties due to mRNA patent owners

The company claims any infringing uses of its vaccine are insulated from liability under compulsory licensing law

17 May 2022

A fairer way to determine royalties in Turkish compulsory licensing

If compulsory licensing is used in Turkey, it is imperative that the individual requirements of each case are considered. This is especially important when it comes to facilitating access to medical treatments for covid-19.

30 March 2022