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Life Sciences Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation and policy developments that affect life sciences companies, as well as licensing deals, mergers, and other corporate transactions.



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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • December 15, 2025

    PTAB Creates New Prehearing Conference For AIA Reviews

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has rolled out a change to its trial practice guide that will create a new prehearing conference 15 days prior to oral hearings under the America Invents Act in cases implemented by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director.

  • December 15, 2025

    High Court Won't Review Doctor 'Upcoding' Acquittal Decision

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't review a decision allowing a retrial of a Maryland doctor who was initially found guilty of a COVID-19 testing scheme but then secured an acquittal.

  • December 15, 2025

    Supreme Court Declines Cannabis Ban Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging the federal marijuana ban, leaving in place a high court precedent that has governed cannabis policy for 20 years.

  • December 15, 2025

    Supreme Court Turns Down Entresto Patent Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition from MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc. claiming the Federal Circuit improperly applied what is known as after-arising technology when reviving a patent covering Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.'s blockbuster cardiovascular drug Entresto.

  • December 15, 2025

    McDermott-Led Sobi To Buy US Gout Specialist For $1.5B

    Swedish biopharma company Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB said Monday that it has agreed to acquire Arthrosi Therapeutics Inc., a specialist in treatment for gout, for up to $1.5 billion in a deal guided by McDermott.

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