On February 28, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a decision in Interference No. 106,115, which granted
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Xiaoban Xin
With years of experience as a biomedical researcher, Dr. Xiaoban Xin assists companies and research institutes with building, managing, and protecting their patent assets, strategic patent counseling, and due diligence. Xiaoban has specific experience working with clients in the fields of biotechnology, including gene editing (e.g., CRISPR technology), next generation sequencing, immunotherapy, cell therapy, biologics, stem cells, genetically modified animals, and pharmaceutical formulations, as well as medical device and health IT.
Pfizer and Voyager Agree to Develop Neurologic and Cardiovascular Gene Therapies Valued at up to $630 Million
On October 6, 2021, Voyager Therapeutics and Pfizer entered into a license option agreement, which allows Pfizer to exercise options…
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Abbvie and Regenexbio Agree to Develop and Commercialize Eye Disease Gene Therapy
On September 13, 2021, Regenxbio, a Maryland biotech company, and AbbVie announced that they have entered an agreement to develop…
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American Gene Technologies Celebrates Milestone in HIV Cure Development
On July 15, 2021, American Gene Technologies (AGT), a Maryland biotech company, announced that the safety data in its Phase…
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Prime Medicine Emerges with $315 Million to Develop Next Generation Gene Editing Platform
On July 13, 2021, Prime Medicine, a Massachusetts biotech company developing next generation gene editing technology, emerged from stealth mode…
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A Framework for Protecting Your Invention Outside the U.S.
Patent protection outside the U.S. can be important for a company to enter the global market and to build relationships…
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When Do My Patents Expire?
A patent gives the patent holder the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing…
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Considerations for Protecting your Invention with Provisional Patent Applications
Since the U.S. patent law switched to the first-inventor-to-file system in 2013, provisional applications have become more popular as the…
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Microsoft Partners with Broad Institute and Verily to Expand Terra Platform for Biomedical Research
On January 11, 2020, the Broad Institute, Verily Life Sciences, and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to accelerate biomedical innovations…
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