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They enable innovators time to recoup the massive development costs of a new biotech product. Strong intellectual property measures are necessary to advance biotechnology innovation, the creation of high-wage, high-value jobs, and the ability to bring life-saving treatments and cures to market.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="oc-compoList__rgnSection"><div class="oc-widgetPane act-pane -rgnWidth80"><div class="oc-widgetPane__rgnInner section-inner act-pane-inner"><div class="act-pane__titleWrapper"><div class="act-pane__title" ><div class="af-text">BIO Toolkit Resources</div></div></div><div class="act-pane__content"><div class="oc-widgetPane__rgnList row"><div class="oc-widgetPane__rgnCell rowFirst col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"><div class="mc-cardMediaTop act-component -mediaImage -sizeCompact -hasCTA"><div class="mc-cardMediaTop__rgnInner act-component-inner"><div class="mc-cardMediaTop__rgnMedia"><a class="mc-cardMediaTop__imageLink" 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filed in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), following the August 2023 ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth…</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mc-teaserBasic act-component -fontMedium -textOnly"><div class="mc-teaserBasic__rgnInner act-component-inner"><div class="mc-teaserBasic__rgnMain"><div class="mc-teaserBasic__titleLink" ><a class="af-link" href="/amicus-briefs/bio-files-amicus-brief-supporting-reversal-court-decision-regarding-sec-regulations" aria-label="BIO Files Amicus Brief Supporting Reversal of Court Decision Regarding SEC Regulations on Proxy Advisory Firms" >BIO Files Amicus Brief Supporting Reversal of Court Decision Regarding SEC Regulations on Proxy Advisory Firms</a></div><div class="mc-teaserBasic__summary" ><div class="af-text">June 27, 2023</div></div><div class="mc-teaserBasic__description" ><div class="af-text">BIO filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, seeking the reversal of a lower court's ruling that would set aside the 2022 rescission of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 2020 Rule regulating proxy advisory firms.Proxy advisory firms are firms that provide…</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mc-teaserBasic act-component -fontMedium -textOnly"><div class="mc-teaserBasic__rgnInner act-component-inner"><div class="mc-teaserBasic__rgnMain"><div class="mc-teaserBasic__titleLink" ><a class="af-link" href="/amicus-briefs/bio-files-amicus-brief-supporting-supreme-court-review-provisions-protect-patent" aria-label="BIO Files Amicus Brief Supporting Supreme Court Review of Provisions that Protect Patent Owners in PTAB Review Proceedings" >BIO Files Amicus Brief Supporting Supreme Court Review of Provisions that Protect Patent Owners in PTAB Review Proceedings</a></div><div class="mc-teaserBasic__summary" ><div class="af-text">October 25, 2023</div></div><div class="mc-teaserBasic__description" ><div class="af-text">BIO filed an amicus brief supporting Supreme 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