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Tag Archives: data protection
Protect Yourself from a Hack Attack
Gone are the days when biotech’s biggest activist threats came from lab break-ins and physical attacks. Today almost anyone wishing to damage companies can steal, disrupt or harm employees 24-hours a day and from anywhere in the world. Hackers are anything BUT anonymous Last year the notorious group Anonymous took credit for hacking Monsanto Co. due to the company’s alleged “crimes against humanity.” It was the third hack Anonymous aimed against the the company, and Read More >
Data Exclusivity Protects Innovators and Assures Investors
Biotechnology companies must have some certainty that they can protect their investment in the development of new breakthrough therapies for a substantial period of time. This protection helps companies secure much-needed venture capital funding, which is the lifeblood of the industry. A failure to include substantial data exclusivity would undermine incentives to invest in biomedical innovation and thus would slow progress in the development of breakthrough therapies to improve the health and lives of patients Read More >
Strong IP Protection is Critical Component of Trade Agreement
The next round of discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) began yesterday in nearby Leesburg, VA. The TPP currently includes eleven countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, U.S. and Vietnam) and other countries in the region, such as Japan and Korea, may join in the future. The TPP will set an important precedent for global trade rules. It is described by the U.S. Trade Representative as “an ambitious, 21st-century … Read More >
Biotech IP Challenges Around the World: BIO’s Special 301 Submission
BIO recently submitted its Special 301 Submission highlighting intellectual property (IP) challenges around the world. In particular, BIO informed the United States Trade Representative (USTR) of the persistent problems biotech companies face with issues including counterfeiting, large backlogs and patent office inefficiency, differing judicial standards for enforcement, compulsory licensing, inadequate data protection, lack of patentability of biotech inventions, overbearing genetic resources access and benefit regimes, technology transfer issues and a great need for international harmonization Read More >
Bi-partisan Senate Letter asking for 12 years of Data Protection in TPP
Senators Hatch and Kerry, along with 35 other Senators, sent a letter to Ambassador Kirk asking for 12 years of regulatory data protection consistent with U.S. law in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. We are united in urging you to propose a strong minimum term of regulatory data protection for biologics consistent with U.S. law. As you are aware, U.S. law provides for a 12-year term of regulatory data protection for biologics and we believe that should serve Read More >
