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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • August 20, 2026

    SEC Won't Lift Trading Suspension On Chinese Biotech Firm

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has upheld Nasdaq's decision to delist the stock of Shineco Inc. after the Chinese biotech firm repeatedly violated the exchange's listing requirements, rejecting the company's arguments that a Nasdaq hearing panel reached its decision too quickly and did not properly consider plans for new operations at Shineco.

  • August 20, 2026

    USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. 'Settled Expectations' Is Constitutional

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has urged the Federal Circuit to reject Google's constitutional challenge to the office's "settled expectations" policy of taking the age of patents into account when deciding whether to review them, saying the rule is "eminently rational."

  • August 20, 2026

    Canadian Bioscience Cos. Settle 'Fake' Fuel Trading Suit

    A Colorado state judge agreed to issue a stay and administratively close a case brought by two Canadian bioscience companies alleging that a Denver resident defrauded them out of nearly $1 million through "fake" fuel trading deals, amid an undisclosed agreement reached between the parties.

  • August 20, 2026

    Latest Squires Order Grants 2 Patent Petitions, Denies None

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has issued a brief bulk order instituting a pair of America Invents Act petitions, including a Google challenge to a Valtrus Innovations patent, and saying he would assess the merits of four other patent challenges.

  • August 20, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Rulings Emphasize Adjudicative Access And Review

    Decisions from the Federal Circuit's 2026 docket indicate that the court is increasingly paying attention to whether tribunals possess authority to act, meaning practitioners will need to properly address procedural hurdles before they can argue the merits of a case, say attorneys at Reichman Jorgensen.

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