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April 13, 2022 - FDA, Product Liability + Class Action, Litigation, Regulatory
RULINGS, FDA GUIDANCE MAY HELP FOOD COS. IN PROTEIN SUITS
By: Claudia M. Vetesi and Lena Gankin
Originally published by Law360 , Claudia Vetesi, Nicole Ozeran, and Lena Gankin authored an article discussing a wave of protein-labeling lawsuits hitting food manufacturers, alleging that their products’ front-label protein content statements violate U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, and mislead consumers by overstating the amount
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April 08, 2022 - Litigation, European Union, Intellectual Property
A Long Courtship for Unity – As Europe’s Unitary Patent System Is Going Live Soon, Consultations About a Unitary Supplementary Protection Certificate Gain Momentum
By: Wolfgang Schönig
After a myriad of challenges , delays , and hurdles, the setting up of the pan-European patent court, the Unified Patent Court (UPC), is finally gaining traction. On January 19, 2022, the UPC came into existence as an international organization. This date marks the
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April 07, 2022 - United States, FDA, Healthcare, Regulatory, Cell + Gene Therapy
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Human Gene Therapy Products Incorporating Human Genome Editing
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
On March 14, 2022, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two draft guidances: “ Human Gene Therapy Products Incorporating Human Genome Editing (GE)” and a draft guidance on Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell product development. These draft guidance documents were issued on
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April 01, 2022 - FDA, Medical Devices + Diagnostics, Healthcare, Regulatory
QMSR: Welcomed by the Industry, but Lacking in Practicality
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
On March 2, 2022, FDA hosted a public Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee meeting, where the Committee discussed the proposed rule titled "Medical Devices: Quality System Regulation Amendments." If finalized, the proposed rule will rename the current 21 CFR Part 820 as the
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March 22, 2022 - FDA, Agtech, Regulatory
FDA Clears CRISPR-Edited Cattle for Market Through Abbreviated Procedure: A First for Food-Use Animals
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc, Liz Freeman Rosenzweig Ph.D. and Owen Grayson Hosseinzadeh
Owen Grayson Hosseinzadeh, Law Clerk in San Diego, contributed to the drafting of this post. On March 7, 2022, the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that Acceligen Inc. ’s genome-edited, heat-tolerant cattle, pose a “low
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March 15, 2022 - United States, Litigation, Biotech, Healthcare, Pharma, Intellectual Property
Possession of an "Effective" Dose
By: Kelsey J. Roberts Kingman Ph.D. and Bu Yin Ph.D.
Update: On March 16, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Biogen International’s petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc , following a November split decision discussed below. Judges Lourie, Moore, and Newman dissented on the denial of en
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March 14, 2022 - United States, Healthcare, Pharma, Regulatory
New Jersey Court Affirms Prohibition of Physician Practice from Opening and Operating In-Office Pharmacy
At the end of 2021, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division upheld the decision by the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy (the “Board”) denying the application from a New Jersey oncology practice (the “Petitioner”) to register, open, and operate a pharmacy within
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March 09, 2022 - Global, FDA, Healthcare, Pharma, Regulatory
FDA’s Loud and Clear Message: Engage with FDA Early and Formally
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) meeting to discuss the sintilimab application based on the ORIENT-11 trial conducted exclusively in China. Rather than following the traditional paradigm of assessing the risk-benefit profile
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March 07, 2022 - United States, FDA, Medical Devices + Diagnostics, Healthcare, Regulatory
Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) – Harmonizing the Quality System Regulation (QSR) with ISO 13485:2016
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
Jianyuan (Yuan) Hua, FDA Regulatory and Compliance Associate in New York, contributed to the drafting of this post. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the much-anticipated proposed rule “Medical Devices: Quality System Regulation Amendments,” which will harmonize the current Quality System Regulation
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February 25, 2022 - United States, FDA, Healthcare, Pharma, Regulatory
Fluoride Supplement Manufacturer Forced to Address Misleading Labeling Allegations
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama decided Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. H-2 Pharma, LLC , a dispute concerning labeling for fluoride products that raised a variety of issues with broader implications for industries regulated by the U.S.
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Welcome to Mofo Life Sciences

RULINGS, FDA GUIDANCE MAY HELP FOOD COS. IN PROTEIN SUITS

By: Claudia M. Vetesi and Lena Gankin

A Long Courtship for Unity – As Europe’s Unitary Patent System Is Going Live Soon, Consultations About a Unitary Supplementary Protection Certificate Gain Momentum

By: Wolfgang Schönig

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Human Gene Therapy Products Incorporating Human Genome Editing

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc

QMSR: Welcomed by the Industry, but Lacking in Practicality

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc

FDA Clears CRISPR-Edited Cattle for Market Through Abbreviated Procedure: A First for Food-Use Animals

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc, Liz Freeman Rosenzweig Ph.D. and Owen Grayson Hosseinzadeh

Possession of an "Effective" Dose

By: Kelsey J. Roberts Kingman Ph.D. and Bu Yin Ph.D.

New Jersey Court Affirms Prohibition of Physician Practice from Opening and Operating In-Office Pharmacy

FDA’s Loud and Clear Message: Engage with FDA Early and Formally

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc

Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) – Harmonizing the Quality System Regulation (QSR) with ISO 13485:2016

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc

Fluoride Supplement Manufacturer Forced to Address Misleading Labeling Allegations

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc