Intellectual Property

June 10, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a favorable decision in the critical case of Microsoft v. i4i,...

May 18, 2011

BIO is committed to increased access to biologic medicines for patients throughout the world....

May 5, 2011

BIO will be co-hosting an event with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to...

March 29, 2011

Patent systems can provide an advantage to society by rewarding the development of new...

Letters, Testimony & Comments

April 26 2012
  The House Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing on World IP Day on "International Patent Issues: Promoting...
March 26 2012
From BIO’s perspective, Supplemental Examination may have significant benefits, because patents that undergo this process are...
March 7 2012
Selected Excerpts: The vast majority of BIO’s members are small and medium sized enterprises that currently do not have products...
February 17 2012
If a poor patient in Nevada doesn’t have access to an advanced molecular diagnostic test, and right across the border in California...
February 14 2012
BIO has identified the following countries of interest and recommends the following for our 2011 Special 301 submission. Priority...

Press Releases

April 18 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – (April 18, 2012) – Recent court decisions and ongoing implementation of the America...
October 4 2011
Washington, D.C. (October 4, 2011)- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today highlights the Intellectual...
September 8 2011
Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2011) – Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim...
June 23 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, June 23, 2011) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim...
June 21 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, June 21, 2011) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood...