Inside Big Pharma
Treatments for hemophilia could soon top $1.5 million a year. A drug for childhood leukemia recently debuted with a price tag of $475,000. Prescription drug…
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UC Hastings Law Professor Lefstin Testifies Before Senate on U.S. Patent Eligibility
UC Hastings Law Professor and Associate Academic Dean Jeffrey Lefstin testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property this week about…
UC Hastings Law Fuels Academic Innovation with Five New Centers
UC Hastings College of the Law inaugurated a handful of new programmatic centers this fall, each designed to provide innovative educational opportunities as well as…
Augie Rakow ’07 launches Atrium in SF to support tech startups and investors.
Augie Rakow ’07 was a partner representing startups at Orrick when a Facebook post changed his career. In January 2017, he saw that Justin Kan,…
Shadowy World of Drug Pricing-An Inside Look
New research by University of California Hastings Law Professor Robin Feldman shines light on the highly secretive world of drug prices, including hidden payments, rebates, and inducements that drive the system toward higher-priced drugs.
Eighteen Tech Companies Join Startup Legal Garage This Spring
The innovative startups will receive free legal services from UC Hastings students and practicing attorneys.
Associate Dean Lefstin & Other Leading Experts Conclude Current State of Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence “Indefensible”
According to a report released by Lefstin, and two of the nation’s other leading patent law scholars, the current rules for determining what innovations are eligible for patent protection are indefensible as a matter of legal principle and are causing particular difficulties for bioscience fields.
Exciting New Spring 2018 Courses Focus on the Future
Grabbing from the headlines and emphasizing innovation, courses like Legal Tech Startups, Advanced Immigration Law, and Stalking and Law will prepare UC Hastings students for next-level legal careers.
Why do drug prices remain so high?
“Because drug companies block competition,” says Professor Feldman in a new study that examines all drugs on the market between 2005 and 2015, identifying and analyzing every instance in which the company added new patents or exclusivities.
Innovative gift from tech startup accelerator Hackers/Founders supports UC Hastings Startup Legal Garage
“Being able to face these issues with a law school that’s doing cutting-edge work is invaluable.” – Hackers/Founders CEO Jonathan Nelson
How can technology facilitate a country’s near immediate entry onto the world stage?
Prof. Jill Bronfman, Director of the Privacy and Technology Project, discusses legal and regulatory compliance in developing world telecom with Bob McDonald ’94, Legal and Regulatory Advisor at Ooredoo Myanmar.
Professor Feldman Collaborates on Open Letter Urging Ethical Norms in IP Scholarship
“One must be mindful of the delicate pull of friends with money,” state the authors.