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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Dec. 8, 2007

Patent Licensing Revisited

Focus Column - By Sergio Garcia - A recent Supreme Court decision altering the balance between patent holders and their licensees demands new strategies to avoid litigation.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Sergio Garcia

      A Supreme Court decision earlier this year shook the foundations of patent licensing and technology transfer, altering the balance of power between patent holders and their licensees and creating profound implications for the life sciences industry. In MedImmune v. Genentech, 2007 DJDAR 348 (U.S. Sct. Jan. 9, 2007), the high court effectively paved the way for more-frequent patent challenge...

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