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Slaughter and May | United Kingdom | 15 Mar 2023
Oxford University's IP policy put under microscope: implications for life sciences companies
As part of a novel defence to a claim for unpaid royalties relating to the use of IP rights in a specialised microscope, the High Court recently considered the effect of consumer protection law on a university's IP policy. This decision will be of particular importance for those in the life sciences sector that are in the habit of collaborating, or otherwise dealing, with universities or......
OMC Abogados & Consultores | Peru | 13 Mar 2023
Increasing patent numbers in Peru
According to official figures from the National Institute for the Defence of Free Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property, 606 national applications were filed in 2022. This represents an increase of 10% compared with the previous year and a record number in the history of patents in Peru. This figure is the result of the work carried out by the Directorate of Inventions and......
Pinsent Masons | United Kingdom | 6 Mar 2023
Whose IP is it anyway? Oxford University Innovation Limited v Oxford Nanoimaging Limited
Just before Christmas, Mr Daniel Alexander KC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge, handed down judgment in Oxford University Innovation Limited v Oxford Nanoimaging Limited, which has implications for research institutions and collaborators in the United Kingdom. The judgment considers the degree of protection that university students have, if any, under the Unfair Terms in Consumer......
Baker McKenzie | USA | 25 Jan 2023
Life sciences licensing from US universities – six areas to consider
Many successful pharmaceutical products and medical devices began as inventions in US university laboratories. Successfully establishing and managing the complex relationships between industry and universities requires appropriately negotiated and drafted licence agreements. This article describes six important considerations for those negotiations and agreements, taking into account the......
Buckley LLP | USA | 16 Nov 2022
8th Circuit grants emergency injunction pausing Biden’s student debt relief program
On November 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted an emergency motion for injunction pending appeal filed by state Attorneys…
Buckley LLP | USA | 16 Nov 2022
District Court blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
On November 10, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that the Biden Administration’s $400 billion student loan…
Harper Grey LLP | Canada | 15 Nov 2022
Conklin v. University of British Columbia, [2022] B.C.J. No. 1827, 2022 BCCA 333, British Columbia Court of Appeal, September 22, 2022, M.V. Newbury, G.B. Butler and J. DeWitt-Van Oosten JJ.A.
Court of Appeal agrees it was not patently unreasonable for BC Human Rights Tribunal to summarily dismiss Appellant’s discrimination complaint…
Zhong Lun Law Firm | China | 6 Sep 2022
从上市角度详谈生物医药企业与高校、科研院所的合作
校企合作是企业提高研发实力与核心技术的重要方式。而在生物医药行业，企业与高校、科研院所及其科研人员间的合作尤为普遍。据不完全统计…
Bowditch & Dewey LLP | USA | 23 Aug 2022
Federal Court Grants Penn State’s Motion to Protect Title IX Documents, Sacks Student Athlete’s Call for Unfettered Disclosure
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has ruled that investigative materials regarding alleged hazing in the Penn…
Zhong Lun Law Firm | China | 15 Aug 2022
科研院校科技成果转化，需关注哪些重点法律问题？（下）
在上篇中，本文释明了科研院校科技成果转化的基本概念、转化方式，进一步说明职务科技成果的认定以及权属问题，以及科技成果转…
