Monthly Archives: October 2015
Ipsen & Telesta Reach Deal
Ipsen and Telesta Therapeutics Inc. announced yesterday that they have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement for Ipsen to develop and commercialize MCNA1 for the treatment of high risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in all countries of the world, … Continue reading
Walmart Avoids Federal Action
Walmart has successfully avoided action by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) concerning Walmart’s mislabeling of products as “Made in the U.S.A.,” when they were, in fact, not made in the U.S.A. The retailer was forced to remove “Made in the … Continue reading
Ninth Circuit Does About-Face
In its second appellate review of the same case, the Ninth Circuit has done an about-face. In its second review of the case the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit set aside its own ruling that found Amazon … Continue reading
Google Books is Fair Use, According to 2nd Circuit
On October 16, 2015, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed that Google can digitally scan millions of books and make snippets of them available for searching. The Google Books service is a fair use under U.S. copyright law. “Google’s making … Continue reading
Antibiotic Pipeline Growing…
“After years of growing alarm, researchers are beginning to pick up the pace of developing new drugs to treat bacterial infections, according to a new viewpoint in ACS Infectious Diseases. Five new antibiotics that can treat drug-resistant infections were approved by … Continue reading
Yelp Sues South Park Creators
Yelp, Inc. has sued “South Park” creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Comedy Central for damages caused by the latest episode of South Park which lampooned the customer review and local business rating website, entitled “You’re Not Yelping”. Yelp seeks … Continue reading