8/1/2025 11:16:44 AM CMA begins to take action on Fake Reviews By Rob Powell New rules which aim to crack down on the problem of fake or misleading reviews online came into force back in April 2025, as part of the...
7/30/2025 3:01:07 PM It’s time to act on the new R&D regime By Julia Cockroft Tabitha Reed Although the UK’s new R&D tax relief regime came into force on 1 April 2024, many companies have only now completed their first...
7/30/2025 2:34:53 PM Biotech Review of the Year: latest developments By Bristows LLP At the start of the year, our editors (Xisca Borrás, Katie Cambrook and Aida Tohala) presented to you the 12th edition of our Biotech...
7/30/2025 10:54:35 AM Sarepta’s Duchenne difficulties: potential implications for gene therapy licensing By Ellen Lambrix Luca Cericola Earlier this year, we reported on key considerations that parties involved in the negotiation and drafting of financial milestone...
7/25/2025 8:54:32 AM Licensing Executives Society Britain & Ireland 2025 Annual Conference: Licensing as a solution in an age of uncertainty By Ellen Lambrix Luca Cericola Earlier this month, Ellen Lambrix and Luca Cericola from Bristows’ Commercial & IP Transactions team attended the Licensing Executives...
5/29/2025 4:12:44 PM “Context always matters”: AG Emiliou’s Opinion on no-poach agreements in the Tondela case By Edwin Bond In his recent Opinion in Case C-133/24 Tondela and others, Advocate General Emiliou has suggested that a no-poach agreement concluded...
5/15/2025 10:35:28 AM Cell and Gene Therapy licensing: Complex regulatory pathways necessitate careful scrutiny of financial milestones By Luca Cericola Ellen Lambrix Alex Denoon This article was first published in the Bio-science Law Review (Volume 19, Issue 6) by Lawtext Publishing. Cell and Gene Therapies...
3/6/2025 12:51:53 PM Year of the NewCo? China’s emerging impact on global drug development By Sean Hess In 2024 biotech venture funding in Europe and the US saw a promising increase, reaching a total of $28.1 billion up from $21.2 billion...
2/5/2025 2:23:16 PM Technology Transfer block exemption review - what do tech and life sciences companies need to know? By Sophie Lawrance The Commission is taking its regular look at the competition rules and guidance applicable to technology licensing agreements, in advance...
1/29/2025 12:04:49 PM Doughnot forget about your franchisees! By Naina Patel The recent social media discussions around the well-known dessert company, Doughnut Time, are a reminder to franchise owners and...
1/24/2025 5:25:33 PM Termination Rights Gone Wrong: Lessons from the Zaha Hadid Case By Alan Sansom Wes Walker In late 2024, Mr. Justice Adam Johnson delivered his judgment in Zaha Hadid Ltd v Zaha Hadid Foundation [2024] EWHC 3325 (Ch), offering...
1/21/2025 2:05:31 PM In fashion: Biologically engineered luxury goods By Laura Harwood Camille Beckmann As with most industries, sustainability has become a key focus for the fashion and luxury goods industry. In recent years, this has led...