Starting February 1, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin inviting selected applicants to participate in a pilot program to defer subject matter eligibility examination until final disposition of the application or all other rejections have been addressed. The theory behind …›
The increasing presence of data-driven solutions in the healthcare and life sciences sector is apparent from the rise in numbers of patents and patent applications. The number of published bioinformatics patents and patent applications in the last decade has nearly doubled. Bioinformatics …›
FDA is actively monitoring the use of AI and machine learning (ML) software in medical devices and clinical developments, and has taken a number of first steps in building out a regulatory framework. In 2021, FDA published the AI and Machine Learning Software …›
FDLI hosted a virtual conference November 9-10, 2021, titled Digital Health Technology and Regulation During COVID-19 and Beyond. One of the keynote events was the panel on “FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence: Working with the FDA on Digital Health.” The panel featured Bakul …›
By: Stacy Cline Amin, Bethany J. Hills, and Rachel Park
The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) hosted the virtual conference Digital Health Technology and Regulation During COVID-19 and Beyond, November 9-10, 2021.
Morrison & Foerster’s Stacy Cline Amin and Bethany Hills led panel discussions during the two-day conference. Stacy Cline Amin, who …›
By now you are likely aware of the new safe harbor provisions of the federal anti-kickback statute (AKS), which the U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) finalized as of January 19, 2021. Among other changes to the AKS regulations, OIG created new safe harbors …›
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