Latest insights, firm news and podcasts Financial pitfalls associated with an interim injunctionIn AstraZeneca v KRKA, d.d. Novo Mesto and Consilient Health Ltd. ("KRKA"), the Mr Justice Sales of the UK High Court has considered the merits of arguments put forward when trying to recover damages following a cross‑undertaking in respect of an interim injunction that was subsequently discharged.Read More 27Feb2014 ConvaTec fails to find a silver lining in its latest dispute with Smith & NephewThe High Court decided that Smith & Nephew’s DURAFIBER AgTM wound care product does not infringe ConvaTec’s patent relating to silverised wound dressings, and refused to grant springboard relief to ConvaTec based on infringing experiments carried out by Smith & Nephew to obtain regulatory approval for their product.Read More 20Feb2014 European Trade Mark Proceedings & LitigationFast, cost-effective dispute resolution by professionals working exclusively on IP matters.Read More 12Feb2014 Preliminary injunctions readily available for process patents in the UK.The UK High Court has again shown its willingness to grant preliminary injunctions in its decision BASF SE v Sipcam (UK) Ltd. This decision highlights the importance of pre-trial conduct and the need for cooperation between parties if they are to avoid adverse decisions in actions for injunctive relief in the UK.Read More 23Jan2014 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<1…69707172737475> Type Firm News Insights PodcastsServiceProtectDealDisputeUPCSectorHealthcare+Energy+Life SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeArchive2026AugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2025DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2024DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2023DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary
