News & EventsNews & EventsLatest briefing notes, news and podcasts Preliminary injunctions available in the UK despite first instance invalidity findingThe UK Court of Appeal (CoA) has reversed an earlier decision of the High Court and granted Novartis a preliminary injunction (PI) against Hospira, preventing sales of generic zoledronic acid for treating osteoporosis.Read More 13Jun2013 Nespresso® patent roasted in the High CourtThe High Court judgment regarding Dualit’s supply of disposable ground coffee capsules compatible with Nectec’s patented machines examined whether display at a convention and field tests destroyed novelty, and assessed whether indirect infringement had taken place.Read More 13Jun2013 UK Court of Appeal considers the patentability of touchscreen-related inventionsA recent judgment of the UK Court of Appeal in HTC v Apple considered whether computer implemented methods utilised in touchscreen devices were excluded from patentability.Read More 30May2013 A Court of Justice reference breathes life into Sigma’s parallel importation appealThe Court of Appeal has recently handed down a decision indicating its intention to refer questions relating to the Specific Mechanism to the Court of Justice (Europe’s highest court; the CJEU) on an appeal from the Patents County Court.Read More 02May2013 When is making a patented product not an infringement? Werit is making a repairThe recent judgment in Schütz v Werit from the Supreme Court provides guidance on the question of when repairing a patented product by replacing a component part infringes a patent to the product as a whole. This guidance will be welcomed by those who repair patented products in the UK.Read More 18Apr2013 Samsung v Apple, againAs the war for world smartphone domination rages on, the latest battle between two of the major belligerents, Samsung and Apple took place in the UK.Read More 11Apr2013 Inventive step – what to develop?Where a patent's novel feature provides no new effect the UK courts may still consider arguments for inventive step, as illustrated by the recent decision of the UK High Court regarding the patent for the anti-malarial Malarone®.Read More 07Mar2013 But finishing was never part of the (paediatric investigation) plan…The UK's High Court recently decided upon Dr Reddy's application to revoke the 6 month paediatric extension of Warner-Lambert's SPC for atorvastatin (Lipitor), which is used for lowering blood cholesterol.Read More 17Jan2013 UK disclosure is a powerful tool in patent litigationThe disclosure process under English law creates powerful opportunities during patent litigation. Careful use of disclosure can reduce costs and speed up proceedings across Europe, as shown in recent litigation between Danisco and Novozymes.Read More 29Nov2012 Apple loses appeal on “cool” designThe much-publicised dispute between Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited and Apple Inc. continues.Read More 01Nov2012<1…464748495051> ServiceProtectDealDisputeUPCHiddenSectorLife SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeType Briefing Notes News PodcastsArchive2023MayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary2011DecemberNovember2010SeptemberJulyJanuary
