August 2013News & EventsLatest briefing notes, news and podcasts 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 29Aug2013 hES cell patents in Europe – what’s the point?The ECJ’s previous decision has been interpreted to mean that use of hES cells from established cell lines obtained by "destructive methods" is not patentable. In spite of this, you may be able to get claims granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) which on their face encompass hES cells. But is there any point in getting claims like this granted, or is there freedom to operate?Read More 22Aug2013 Broccoli and tomatoesEPO Enlarged Board of Appeal defines the extent to which plant crossing and selection processes are excluded from patentability as essentially biological processes under Article 53(b) EPC.Read More 20Aug2013 ServiceProtectDealDisputeUPCUPC RepresentativesHealthcareSectorLife SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeType Briefing Notes News PodcastsArchive2023SeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary2011DecemberNovember2010SeptemberJulyJanuary
