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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • May 29, 2026

    Illumina Ducks DNA Sequence Rival's Antitrust Suit, For Now

    A DNA sequencing startup will have to rejigger its antitrust lawsuit against Illumina after a California federal judge said it hasn't shown that the industry giant has entered exclusive agreements and hasn't adequately asserted that Illumina priced its offerings below cost, among other failings.

  • May 29, 2026

    Justices Told USPTO's 'Settled Expectations' Rule Flouts Law

    A host of industry groups, professors, attorneys and more urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to take up Google's appeal arguing that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has exceeded its authority by using the age of patents as a reason to refuse to review them.

  • May 29, 2026

    Ohio AG Says Cigna Can't Use Sherman Act To Ax State Case

    The Ohio attorney general has urged a federal judge not to dismiss prescription drug price-fixing claims against Express Scripts, its Cigna parent and fellow pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics, arguing the companies are trying to fight his state law antitrust claims by invoking federal law standards that do not apply.

  • May 29, 2026

    Teva Ruling Offers Patentees New Support For Genus Claims

    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Teva v. Eli Lilly, finding that the Teva patents at issue are not invalid, offers an interesting counterexample against the recent trend of courts invalidating patents claiming a broad, functionally defined class of compounds, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • May 29, 2026

    Consulting Co. Says Ex-Owner Failed To Fulfill Sales Duties

    A Colorado paleontology and cultural resources consulting company sued a former managing partner in state court, alleging he failed to generate sales after receiving approximately $208,100 in guaranteed payments and later left to work for a direct competitor.

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