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Latest News in Life Sciences
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Affordable Care Act
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Drug and medical device lobbying
- State and international life sciences legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Drug and medical device recalls
- Drug safety actions
- Pay-for-delay investigations
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Patent disputes, including
- Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation
- Section 301 cases
- Product safety suits over drugs and medical devices, including off-label marketing and failure-to-warn claims
- Consumer litigation and class actions
- Fraud and compliance suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Labor and employment suits
- Shareholder and corporate governance disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Private equity deals
- Patent-licensing agreements
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of life sciences practice groups
Readership
- Life sciences lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the drug, biotechnology, and medical device industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals