ARTICLE ON STEM-CELL PATENTS

The following article, written by David Rickard and Colm Murphy, appeared in Times Online on 9 July 2009.

End Muddle Over Stem-Cell Patents or US Will Race Ahead

This week’s news that synthetic human sperm have been grown from embryonic stem cells for the first time raises the prospect of a breakthrough in male infertility treatment, but it also highlights the legal and ethical hurdles that will need to be overcome before the full potential of stem cell research will be realised.

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JULIUS STOBBS JOINS IPULSE AS TRADEMARK HEAD

London – 04 June 2009. Intellectual Property specialist Ipulse has appointed Julius Stobbs as Head of Trademarks. Stobbs, a Senior Equity Partner at Boult Wade Tennant, will be based in Ipulse’s office in Cambridge and will start on 1 July.

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