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National Law Journal

Doubting UC Researchers May Sink CRISPR Appeal

Initial concerns that gene editing technology might not work on humans are substantial evidence supporting subsequent Broad Institute patents, judges suggest Monday.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Supreme Court Upholds IPRs, For Now, But Profoundly Reshapes the PTAB's Role

In the most anticipated patent case of the year, the Supreme Court recently upheld the CAFC in Oil States Energy Services v. Greenes's Energy Group, supporting Congress' power to institute inter partes reviews (IPRs) in the American Invents Act's (AIA) post-grant review process.
8 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: How to Change Leadership After 20 Years

 Midsize firms often seem to have steady leadership, with the tenures of those at the top tending to be longer than those in Big Law. But…
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Booming Biotech Startup Moderna Names New Top Lawyer

Moderna Therapeutics, a messenger RNA-based therapeutics company located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has called on Lori Henderson to fill its GC chair.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Coral Gables Mansion Trades for $1.25 Million

Address: 733 Alhambra Circle in Coral GablesProperty type: This is a 2,958-square-foot, two-story home with six bedrooms and four bathrooms.…
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Made in China—Why the US Cares About Counterfeiting

At the heart of the Trump's administration's rationale for these latest tariffs is China's widespread theft of intellectual property. China has historically been a counterfeit safe haven.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Breast Implants Maker Names First GC

Jeremy Livianu comes to New York City-based Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. from Redwood City, California's Nevro Corp., where he built the legal department from scratch and helped take the company public.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hybrid Medical Devices Granted Express Pre-emption by Third Circuit

On March 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed an issue of first impression: how courts should apply an express pre-emption provision to state law tort claims challenging the design and manufacture of a hybrid medical device, defined as a medical device comprised of differently classified components.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Resolving Environmental Problems Through Collaborative Decision-Making

Established methods of decision-making employed by administrative agencies are often ill-suited to reaching results that best reconcile the interests of all stakeholders.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Health Care Tech, Biopharma Companies Get New Legal Execs

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Kala Pharmaceuticals, which currently is focused on technology to treat eye diseases, has named Eric Trachtenberg as general counsel and corporate secretary. SomaLogic Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, has appointed Melody Harris as the health tech company's chief legal officer.
3 minute read

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