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The Recorder

How the Pandemic and Big Tech Backlash Might Be Stretching Technology Transactions

Aarthi Belani, who joined Baker McKenzie's transactional practice from Jones Day, says she's noticed that deals seem to be taking longer to finalize, in part, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened antitrust scrutiny.
6 minute read

Law.com

Skilled in the Art: Trial by Fire by TRIPS for U.S. Trade Rep + Yep, Those Patents Were Ineligible After All + Everything's Coming Up Plushy for Dorsey & Whitney

A few reasons the Biden administration may be aiming for a narrow IP waiver on COVID vaccines.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Pfizer, BioNTech Lose Early Bid to Toss COVID Vaccine Patent Suit

The drugmakers had argued that their alleged use of a patented fluorescent protein to identify COVID-19 antibodies is protected by a safe harbor provision that covers the FDA approval process. Troutman Pepper lawyers persuaded U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff that the safe harbor provision should not apply, at least not at this early stage of litigation.
3 minute read

Law.com

Skilled in the Art: IDEA Act Gets (Some) Bipartisan Support + Sen. Leahy Would Like a PTO Director Who Follows the Law + Pfizer and BioNTech Seek Immunity From Vaccine Suit

The Senate—maybe—can come together for Senator Hirono's IDEA Act.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Obama White House Assistant Counsel Joins UNITY Biotech

UNITY Biotechnology's new general counsel, Alexander Nguyen, most recently served as the general counsel for Alyvant, a Roviant company. He has also served in the U.S. Attorneys' Office and as assistant counsel in the Obama White House.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Baby Bump? Elizabeth Holmes's Due Date Leads to New Trial Date

Holmes' attorneys from Williams & Connolly and federal prosecutors have agreed to postpone the July trial date by six weeks to accommodate the Theranos founder's pregnancy.
2 minute read

The Recorder

COVID-19 Testing Lab Sues California Manager for Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Jackson Lewis is representing COVID-19 testing lab operator PerkinElmer, which is under investigation by state regulators, in a lawsuit claiming that a California lab manager emailed proprietary information to herself before leaving for a competitor. A whistleblower that came forward with claims of mismanagement at the lab bears the same name as the defendant in the suit.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Biotech Startup Poaches Pfizer Lawyer Who Worked on COVID Vaccine Program 

Louisa Daniels, who has extensive in-house experience in the biopharma sector, headed a clinical development legal team that provided key legal support for Pfizer's "Operation Light Speed" COVID-19 vaccine program.
2 minute read

Law.com

Arnold & Porter Disables Amgen's Antibody Win + US Inventor Can Take a Hint + Ford CEO Hopes EV Battery Makers Can Resolve Trade Secret Dispute

The Federal Circuit's decision in the antibody patenting appeal Amgen v. Sanofi was not what I'd expected.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Life Sciences Business and Legal Trends to Watch in 2021

While COVID-19 has had an obviously enormous impact on the American economy and on investing in general, that impact has been less severe in the life sciences sector.
10 minute read

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