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CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni has developed a broad expertise in the field of life sciences. Our life sciences & healthcare practice includes the assistance of clients which operate in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology medical devices and more generally health care services. We regularly advise life science & healthcare companies on corporate governance matters and licensing and contracts, as well as day-to-day corporate issues.

Our team can count on professionals “borrowed” on a regular basis, to life sciences from other departments of the firm including team of corporate and intellectual property professionals who can boast a significant experience securing and defending patent positions and regulatory law issues in order for companies to comply with the Italian regulatory law.

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Pharmaceuticals
Today the pharmaceutical industry is rapidly growing. This is a highly complex industry and represents one of the fastest growing on the market. For t
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11/04/2024
Navigating clinical trial disclosures: No reasonable expectation of success...
Recent EPO Board of Appeal decision T 1437/21 adds to a growing number of decisions concerning the patentability of second or further medical use inventions where the prior art relates to a clinical trial...
Law-Now Life Sciences & Healthcare
27/03/2024
Cannabis law and legislation in Italy
Medical use Growing, selling and importing medical cannabis is allowed on the condition that the authorisation of the Ministry of Health is obtained. Cultivation, sale and import are currently mainly...
Expert Guide Life Sciences & Healthcare
25/03/2024
Patentability of inventions relating to diagnostic methods at the EPO
Under Article 53(c) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), diagnostic methods practised on the human or animal body are excluded from patentability. The purpose behind this exclusion is to avoid patent...
Law-Now Intellectual Property
30/01/2024
What’s in a name? Updated EMA guideline on naming medicinal products processed...
The updated EMA Guideline on the acceptability of names for human medicinal products processed through the centralised procedure was adopted by CHMP in December 2023 and came into effect on 1 January...
Law-Now Life Sciences & Healthcare
08/01/2024
Adapting to the new EU Data Act: implications for medical devices and other...
In recent years, the European Commission developed a European data strategy, which aims to create a single European market in which data can circulate freely. As the European Commission has emphasized...
Law-Now Life Sciences & Healthcare
18/12/2023
Digital health apps and telemedicine in Italy
Digital Health Apps/Software 1. How is the software within digital health apps classified in your jurisdiction, and what regulation(s) apply? 1.1 Is it considered a “medical device” or a “product”...
Expert Guide Life Sciences & Healthcare
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08/12/2023
COP28: Global Health Under the Spotlight
Health took centre stage at the first ever ‘Health Day’ at COP28 on 3 December. The program focused the attention of world leaders on the profound public health-related issues stemming from climate...
Law-Now Life Sciences & Healthcare
08/11/2023
CMS Life Sciences Vital Signs, Winter 2023
2023 has seen some significant legal developments impacting the life sciences industry, and as we look ahead to 2024, there are several important developments which we would like to keep our clients informed...
Law-Now Mergers & Acquisitions
28/09/2023
EP Case Law in Brief: Erroneous Disclosures
“Mistakes in a document do not in themselves constitute prior art such as to prevent the grant of a patent.”So begins section I.C. 4.9 of the Case Law of the Boards of Appeal. This statement, and...
Law-Now Life Sciences & Healthcare
15/08/2023
AI in healthcare inventions – technical or not technical?
SummaryRecent European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal case T 1910/20 sits among a number of decisions regarding the discussion of what constitutes technical character in the field of healthcare...
Law-Now Life Sciences & Healthcare
28/06/2023
UK announces £21m AI roll-out across NHS
IntroductionOn 23 June 2023, the UK government announced a £21 million fund aimed at accelerating the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) across the National Health Service (“NHS”)...
Law-Now Artificial Intelligence
12/06/2023
CMS updates Global Expert Guide to Digital health apps and telemedicine
Digitisation is advancing steadily. Its pioneering innovations challenge all parties involved.One of the most important aspects in this area is the huge potential that lies in the digitisation of healthcare.In...
Law-Now Life Sciences & Healthcare
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