Monkey selfie, Teva, Apotex, CRISPR patent pool, Eli Lilly, Jawbone, Shipping and Transit – the week in IP

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Monkey selfie, Teva, Apotex, CRISPR patent pool, Eli Lilly, Jawbone, Shipping and Transit – the week in IP

July 18 2017
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The 9th Circuit hearing the latest instalment in the monkey selfie story, a Teva trade secret suit, the Broad Institute joining discussions to create a CRISPR patent pool, Eli Lilly settling a Cialis dispute with generics, Shipping and Transit being ordered to pay attorneys’ fees twice in a week and the value of Jawbone’s portfolio were in the recent intellectual property news

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