Zydus Lifesciences Limited announced on March 11, 2025, that it entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Amplitude Surgical. Reports state that Zydus Lifesciences has a tender offer agreement with PAI Partners,…
Drug development programs face unique challenges in demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of drugs for treating rare diseases. The FDA’s Accelerating Rare disease Cures (ARC) Program started the Learning and…
On March 17, 2025, a bipartisan group of senators introduced two bills intended to decrease the cost of prescription drugs. The sponsors include Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard…
On March 6, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced plans to centralize peer review of all applications for grants, cooperative agreements and research and development contracts within its…
In the latest episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens partner Mauricio Uribe speaks with Shea Broussard, Oliver Curtis, and Jim Kniss, the team behind FlameMapper, an AI-based solution…
US SYNTHETIC CORP. v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Before Dyk, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission. Summary: The Federal Circuit found claims reciting magnetic properties of a…
Boston Scientific recently announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SoniVie Ltd. According to the press release, SoniVie is a privately held medical device company that developed the TIVUS Intravascular Ultrasound System. SoniVie…
ALIVECOR, INC. v. APPLE INC. Before Hughes, Linn, and Stark. Appeal from Patent Trial and Appeal Board Summary: A party in a PTAB proceeding forfeits the ability to challenge an…
LASHIFY, INC. V. ITC Before Prost, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission. Summary: Warehousing, quality control, distribution, sales, and marketing expenses incurred in connection with an imported…
RESTEM, LLC v. JADI CELL, LLC Before Moore, Schall, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Inherency in product-by-process claims requires the prior art process to…
