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What BioNTech’s £362 million AI acquisition says about the future of life sciences IP strategies

The convergence of tech and biopharma has major implications for patent professionals

The patent licensing market is working, so let it be

A string of deals announced during December and the beginning of January send a very clear message to policymakers and regulators

Royalty Pharma strikes another $1 billion dollar deal to acquire patent-backed revenue rights

Sales of drug earnings streams is an increasingly popular means of monetising life sciences innovations

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Chinese company also extends 2017 patent licence agreement with Nokia

23 December 2022

Second buyer emerges in bid for BlackBerry’s 38,000 patents

New contender is a large firm that does not need external financing but original buyer Catapult IP Innovations is now in final negotiations with new financial partners

21 December 2022

Takeda agrees to pay $6 billion for AI-designed drug

The agreement is one of the largest single-asset deals of all time

19 December 2022

Amgen’s $28 billion Horizon buyout is the latest deal driven by patent cliff fears

The year’s largest acquisition sees several IP-backed rare disease treatments change hands

15 December 2022

US patent sales decline continues, but full picture is elusive

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Data platform changes at the USPTO may mean transactions are being recorded more slowly than usual, says AST

08 December 2022

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