Sep 132024
As U.S. Biosecure Act Passes the House, Four Things Biotechs Can Do to Prepare
The U.S. Senate may still reject the U.S. BIOSECURE Act , but the House of Representatives has now passed a version of the bill. Biotechs in both the P.R.C. and the U.S. therefore need to prepare for the new environment which it heralds. Michael Borden, Andrew Shoyer, and Ruchun Ji set out five steps to take now.
Sep 92024
Are the revisions to the EU’s ‘Bolar’ system compatible with TRIPS?
The EU’s proposal to speed up generic and biosimilar market access by expanding the “Bolar exemption” to pricing and reimbursement procedures raises significant international IP law concerns, as it is probably incompatible with its obligations under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Maarten Meulenbelt, Chris Boyle, Lauren Shapiro, Maryanne Kamau, and Alix Vermulst explain.
