2013News & EventsLatest briefing notes, news and podcasts CJEU allows multiple SPCs per patent under a qualified test, but uncertainties remainOn 12th December 2013, the CJEU handed down its rulings in three cases, Georgetown II (C-484/12), Actavis (C-443/12) and Eli Lilly (C-493/12), which have had SPC practitioners on tenterhooks for some time.Read More 19Dec2013 Appeal to stay proceedings dismissed in favour of the patenteeA decision of the Patents Court of the High Court of England and Wales (the 'Patents Court') to refuse a stay of proceedings pending the outcome of proceedings at the European Patent Office (EPO) has been unsuccessfully appealed by HTC in IPCom v HTC.Read More 05Dec2013 Finance and IPOur recent guide, published in conjunction with the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA), notes that conducting intellectual property (IP) due diligence is essential when assessing whether and how to invest in a business.Read More 29Nov2013 Extending pharmaceutical patents in the UKThe contentious world of patent extensions for pharmaceutical products has come under the spotlight again in a recent UK decision: Actavis v Boehringer. The decision signals that the UK courts are keen to extend pharmaceutical patents, even where the product is a combination of two known active ingredients, but the final say will now go to Europe’s highest court (the CJEU).Read More 07Nov2013 Shopping for a technical effect (T 1670-07)We report on a recent Technical Board of Appeal decision at the EPO which gives us a glimpse at how arguments often used when attempting to establish an inventive step may be perceived by the Boards.Read More 25Oct2013 Is EU Community design the top dog in design protection?It can be hard to choose the most appropriate and cost-effective means of protecting designs within the European Union. This article looks at the issues that parties may wish to consider if they import, distribute or sell products within the European Union by reference to their innovative, visual appeal.Read More 17Oct2013 New “fast track” trade mark oppositions in the UKA new "fast track" trade mark opposition procedure was introduced in the UK on 1st October 2013 as an alternative to the standard opposition procedure in some cases.Read More 08Oct2013 Change in European law on customs & anti-counterfeiting measuresOwners of IP rights can record their rights with customs authorities in some or all EU countries to help protect against counterfeiters.Read More 04Oct2013 The risk of threatening a competitor with a UK patent infringement actionThreatening to sue for patent infringement in the UK courts can result in significant financial liability for the person making the threat if the patent is found to be invalid and the threat therefore unjustified, as illustrated recently by the UK Court of Appeal in Sudarshan v. Clariant.Read More 05Sep2013 Plausibility and the role of post-published evidence in UK litigationThe Court of Appeal has dismissed Mylan’s appeal against the High Court’s decision upholding the European patent (UK) protecting Teva’s largest branded drug, the multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone®.Read More 29Aug2013123> ServiceProtectDealDisputeSectorLife SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeHealthcare+Type Briefing Notes News PodcastsArchive2024MarchFebruaryJanuary2023DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary2011DecemberNovember2010SeptemberJulyJanuary