Biotechnology Law & Practice

Intellectual Property

Patents, Trade Marks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets How to
Create, Protect, Build, Optimize, and Prosecute IP Patent Strategy

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Intellectual Property (IP) is the bedrock on which the development of new treatments and cures is built. IP is critical to improving patient care, spurring economic growth, and strengthening an innovation economy. The biopharmaceutical industry is directly responsible for more than 850,000 jobs and a total of 4.4 million total jobs (direct, indirect, and induced). 7000 new medicines are in development around the world 4,500 industry-sponsored clinical trials are currently underway 90% of all clinical trials are led by the biopharmaceutical industry $1.1 TRILLION DOLLARS – total value of goods and services supported by the biopharmaceutical sector. Biotech Stocks are on fire! Potentially 100’s of new little biotech companies will develop new generations of medicines and medical devices while creating vast numbers of new millionaires. The Biotech “Gold Rush” is On! What are you waiting for?