MoFo Life Sciences

November 17, 2020 - United States, Corporate + Venture Capital, United Kingdom, Startup, Intellectual Property
GSAS Harvard Biotech Club and Morrison & Foerster’s New Course
By: Andrew Boyd, Alfredo B. D. Silva, Anita Choi and Michael Ward Ph.D.
MoFo & GSAS Harvard Biotech Club’s new course, “ Legal Topics for Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Start Ups ,” started on November 11, with more than 100 life sciences graduate students, post-docs, and industry professionals. The Harvard Biotech Club is a student organization that seeks to
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November 09, 2020 - Licensing + Commercial, United States, Corporate + Venture Capital, FDA, United Kingdom, Litigation, Startup, Regulatory, Intellectual Property, Announcements
Legal Topics for Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Start Ups
By: Michael Ward Ph.D., Anita Choi, Andrew Boyd, Alfredo B. D. Silva, Matthew Karlyn, Jim Krenn and Matthew A. Chivvis
The GSAS Harvard Biotech Club and Morrison & Foerster course on Legal Topics for Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Start Ups features a combination of lectures and interactive workshops and is designed for students, post-docs, entrepreneurs, and investors with life sciences and tech backgrounds to learn
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November 03, 2020 - Licensing + Commercial, FDA, COVID-19, Intellectual Property
Podcast: Toward a Vaccine for COVID-19: The Science and Legal Considerations
By: Otis Littlefield Ph.D. and Michael Ward Ph.D.
In this third of a four-part podcast series, we discuss the science, regulatory framework, and commercial transactions considerations of a COVID-19 vaccine. Michael Ward, MoFo partner and global head of the firm’s Life Sciences Group and Patent Group, discusses these issues among others with:
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October 22, 2020 - AI + Robotics, Licensing + Commercial, FDA, COVID-19, Intellectual Property, Privacy + Data Security
Podcast: Applying AI and Data Science to the Fight Against COVID-19: The Science and Legal Considerations
By: Jean Nguyen Ph.D., Kristen J. Mathews, Matthew Karlyn and Michael Ward Ph.D.
In this second of a four-part podcast series on the science, regulatory framework, commercial transactions, and privacy and data security considerations of each unique aspect of the current health crisis, Michael Ward, MoFo partner and global head of the firm’s Life Sciences Group and
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October 13, 2020 - Licensing + Commercial, FDA, COVID-19, Intellectual Property, Privacy + Data Security
Podcast: Unpacking the Science and Legal Considerations of COVID-19 Testing
By: Matthew Karlyn, Kristen J. Mathews and Michael Ward Ph.D.
In this first of a four-part podcast series on the science, regulatory framework, commercial transactions, and privacy and data security considerations of each unique aspect of the current health crisis, Michael Ward, MoFo partner and global head of the firm’s Life Sciences Group and
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October 07, 2020 - United States, FDA, Litigation, Intellectual Property
Navigating The CRISPR Patent Landscape and Understanding The FDA and its Process
By: Michael Ward Ph.D.
“What can be a better day to talk about the complex CRISPR/Cas9 patent landscape than the big day that the Nobel Prize was awarded to pioneers of this revolutionary technology? The story of the continuing dispute on the fundamental CRISPR/Cas9 patents offers a lot
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October 01, 2020 - AI + Robotics, United States, Intellectual Property
Special Patents and AI with Janet Xiao and Anna Yuan
By: Janet Xiao Ph.D., Anna Yuan and Michael Ward Ph.D.
In this third installment of a six-part Patent Law Course offered by Morrison & Foerster and GSAS Harvard Biotech Club , MoFo partner and head of the firm’s China Life Sciences Group Janet Xiao taught a class on the value, protection, and legal issues involved
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September 28, 2020 - United States, Intellectual Property
Patent Drafting with James Mullen - GSAS Harvard Biotech Club & MoFo's Patent Course
By: Michael Ward Ph.D.
Morrison & Foerster LLP partner, founder and head of MoFo’s antibody IP practice James Mullen taught a class in patent drafting to members of the GSAS Harvard Biotech Club (HBC). This was the second of a six-part Patent Law Course offered by Morrison &
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September 23, 2020 - Regulatory, Intellectual Property, Asia
China Patent Linkage Update: Codification and Rulemaking
On July 3, 2020, China’s National People’s Congress published the second draft of the latest amendment to China’s Patent Law (the “Draft Amendment”) for public comments, which were allowed to be submitted by August 16, 2020. The Draft Amendment included proposed revisions to 19
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September 22, 2020 - Licensing + Commercial, United States, FDA, Startup, Data Analytics, Intellectual Property
GSAS Harvard Biotech Club and Morrison & Foerster’s Patent Course Off to a Roaring Start!
By: Michael Ward Ph.D., Matthew Karlyn, Janet Xiao Ph.D., Matthew A. Chivvis, Jie Zhou Ph.D., Anna Yuan and Jillian A. Pesin-Fulop Ph.D.
More than 120 life sciences graduate students, post-docs and industry professionals attended the first class of a six part Patent Law Course offered by Morrison & Foerster and the GSAS Harvard Biotech Club on September 16, 2020. The Harvard Biotech Club is a student
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Topic Archives: Intellectual Property

GSAS Harvard Biotech Club and Morrison & Foerster’s New Course

By: Andrew Boyd, Alfredo B. D. Silva, Anita Choi and Michael Ward Ph.D.

Legal Topics for Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Start Ups

By: Michael Ward Ph.D., Anita Choi, Andrew Boyd, Alfredo B. D. Silva, Matthew Karlyn, Jim Krenn and Matthew A. Chivvis

Podcast: Toward a Vaccine for COVID-19: The Science and Legal Considerations

By: Otis Littlefield Ph.D. and Michael Ward Ph.D.

Podcast: Applying AI and Data Science to the Fight Against COVID-19: The Science and Legal Considerations

By: Jean Nguyen Ph.D., Kristen J. Mathews, Matthew Karlyn and Michael Ward Ph.D.

Podcast: Unpacking the Science and Legal Considerations of COVID-19 Testing

By: Matthew Karlyn, Kristen J. Mathews and Michael Ward Ph.D.

Navigating The CRISPR Patent Landscape and Understanding The FDA and its Process

By: Michael Ward Ph.D.

Special Patents and AI with Janet Xiao and Anna Yuan

By: Janet Xiao Ph.D., Anna Yuan and Michael Ward Ph.D.

Patent Drafting with James Mullen - GSAS Harvard Biotech Club & MoFo's Patent Course

By: Michael Ward Ph.D.

China Patent Linkage Update: Codification and Rulemaking

GSAS Harvard Biotech Club and Morrison & Foerster’s Patent Course Off to a Roaring Start!

By: Michael Ward Ph.D., Matthew Karlyn, Janet Xiao Ph.D., Matthew A. Chivvis, Jie Zhou Ph.D., Anna Yuan and Jillian A. Pesin-Fulop Ph.D.