The subject of gene patentability is one of the most controversial topics in life sciences. In June 2013, the US Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision in the Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics. It stated that companies cannot patent parts of naturally occurring human genes. Managing IP sat down with Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto attorneys Robert Fischer, John Carlin and Joshua Rothman to discuss the ruling
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Novo Nordisk losing patent rights covering Ozempic in Canada and a US Supreme Court decision favouring Ed Sheeran were also among the top talking points
Jorg Thomaier, who has been head of IP at the German pharma company since 2010, will leave later this year and hand the reins to the company’s head of patents