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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2022
Following the huge success of vaccines and treatments for covid-19, companies are upping their investment in R&D and dealmaking
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Business
Europe gears up for streamlined patent system
Delayed Unified Patent Court set to begin operating in April
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News
US chemical industry responsible for 25% of the country’s GDP
National Academies finds chemical research has ‘outsized economic value’
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News
Chemistry appears less often in news than biology or medicine
But chemical research has a strong presence in patents, study finds
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Business
Patent office cements priority for Crispr gene editing in cells
Nobel laureates’ failed challenge means companies may need extra patent licenses
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Business
US supreme court ends Sandoz–Amgen biosimilar dispute
Sandoz’s copy of arthritis drug Enbrel won’t be available in the US until 2029, 30 years after it was first marketed
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Opinion
Rewards based on priority drive unnecessary competition
The story of Crispr illustrates how a focus on patents and publications can cause good people to act in unsavoury ways
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Business
Patent applications listing AI as an inventor run into legal problems
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to find new chemical compounds and repurpose drugs, but should laws be updated to protect the intellectual property of such discoveries?
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Business
This little Crispr went to market
Gene editing technology heading towards commercial reality in pharmaceuticals, food and organ transplant
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Opinion
When should employees share profits from inventions?
Glucose monitor inventor wins £2m payout from Unilever after claiming his work provided ’outstanding benefit’
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News
Patient and research groups condemn draft bill allowing human gene patenting in US
A measure floated by Congress could hinder research and access to gene tests and raise their costs
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Research
Patent-busting AI tool navigates around protected drug pathways
Organic retrosynthesis software can identify key bonds involved in patented reactions to find alternative pathways
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Opinion
Pushing the limits of patent protection
Some methods of extending exclusivity rights raise legal and ethical questions
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Opinion
Has Crispr’s patent battle run its course?
As the originators duke it out in court, their patents are becoming increasingly irrelevant
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Business
‘No deal’ Brexit guidance fails to reassure UK chemical industry
UK government issues guidance on chemical regulation and patent law if the UK leaves the EU without agreement
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Sponsored
The dark side of chemical patents
Unloved, ignored and misunderstood but could all that change?
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Sponsored
A guide to searching and using Markush structures
Chemical patents are often very long and difficult to read. Markush searching can enable you to easily categorise and filter the information you need, giving you the insights that a paper sometimes cannot.
