U.S. biotech sector shows IPO gains in 2013 *

USA - June 6 2013
According to Reuters, 14 biotech companies have gone public so far in 2013, marking a possible turnaround for the sector with a rising stock market…

Co-authors: Chris A. Johnson, Madeleine McDonough, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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Court rules patent attorneys did not infringe scientific article copyrights *

USA - June 6 2013
In a bench ruling, a federal court in Texas has reportedly determined that patent attorneys did not infringe scientific article copyrights by making…

Co-authors: Chris A. Johnson, Madeleine McDonough, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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CRS issues report on compounded drugs *

USA - June 6 2013
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a report titled "Compounded Drugs" to address the risks and oversight issues raised by the…

Co-authors: Chris A. Johnson, Madeleine McDonough, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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SCOTUS unanimously rules GM soybean patent infringed *

USA - May 16 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that the "exhaustion doctrine" does not apply in the context of a patented genetically modified (GM) seed, and…

Co-authors: Chris A. Johnson, Madeleine McDonough, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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NASDAQ Biotechnology Index surpasses all-time high in 1Q13 *

USA - May 16 2013
The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index reportedly rose in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) above levels last seen during the 2000 genomics bubble peak—the…

Co-authors: Chris A. Johnson, Madeleine McDonough, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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