Latest insights, firm news and podcasts SPCs for biologicsGuidance on product definitions, scope and validity from the EFTA Court in Pharmaq v Intervet (E-16-14).Read More 23Apr2015 An introduction to clarity in EPO oppositionsIn March 2015, the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal decided on the extent to which amendments made during opposition proceedings can be examined for clarity, following a referral from a lower Board.Read More 16Apr2015 Tomatoes and Broccoli at the Enlarged Board again – patent protection is available for plants and fruit.In its second bite at the Tomatoes and Broccoli cases, the Enlarged Board has confirmed that plants and plant materials produced by biological processes are not excluded from patentability.Read More 07Apr2015 Software and business method patents in Europe and the UKPatents for software and business methods have been a contentious topic of discussion amongst patent practitioners in Europe for a long time. Our briefing note on the subject has been updated to take account of recent developments, and aims to explain the current situation and resolve common misconceptions.Read More 01Apr2015 Actavis v Boehringer (C-577-13): What is the “sole” subject matter of an invention?On 12th March 2015, the CJEU handed down its judgment in the Actavis v Boehringer referral. This judgment deals with questions referred by the High Court of England and Wales that relate specifically to SPCs for combinations of active ingredients.Read More 12Mar2015 English courts tackle Swiss claims and off-label useThe English courts have recently considered a question pivotal to the perceived value of Swiss-type claims: to what extent can such claims be used to restrict off-label use where other uses of a drug are no longer protected by a patent?Read More 05Feb2015 Partial priority referred to the EPO’s Enlarged Board – an antidote to “toxic divisionals”?The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal is to consider how to assess partial priority, in a decision that could signal the end of the controversial "toxic divisional" novelty attack.Read More 06Jan2015 UPC – Licensing considerationsLicensors and licensees of European patents and patent applications should consider whether their agreements are suitable for the establishment of the UP and UPC.Read More 04Jan2015 Will the public suffer? Let’s stay!A recent decision from the UK Court of Appeal in Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment Inc. v British Telecommunications Plc. has shown that the UK courts are prepared to impose injunctions on big telecoms operators, but that in doing so consideration may well be given to the effect an injunction will have on the public.Read More 18Dec2014 It all depends on the factsThe UK Court of Appeal recently issued a judgment in Lantana Ltd’s application which provides a useful summary of tests for excluded subject matter in the UK set out in previous cases. However, the judgment does little to clarify what continues to be a rather opaque and fact-specific area of the law.Read More 04Dec2014<1…65666768697071…75> Type Firm News Insights PodcastsServiceProtectDealDisputeUPCSectorHealthcare+Energy+Life SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeArchive2026JulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2025DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2024DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2023DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary
