In-house roundup: Poll: earning in-house trust essential; CRISPR licensees hold tight

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In-house roundup: Poll: earning in-house trust essential; CRISPR licensees hold tight

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Poll: earning in-house trust is essential to winning business

Businesses describe the perfect pitch, the ideal partner-to-associate ratio and procurement practices in part two of a Patent Strategy survey on hiring external counsel. Read more... 

CRISPR licensees hold tight as patent skirmishes play out

With the patent wars continuing to rage at the IP offices between key patent owners, in-house counsel say they are waiting for the matter to sort itself out so they can progress with licensing deals. Read more... 




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New timeline for 2026 aims to provide clearer guidance to firms and practitioners on the full jurisdictional market view
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