Latest insights, firm news and podcasts 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 Victorious Samsung “not as cool” as Apple, rules BirssThe business and technology pages of newspapers and websites across the globe have been awash with stories of the so-called "smartphone wars", which have thrust intellectual property issues to the forefront of the world's media.Read More 26Jul2012 Neurim – “the most important SPC judgment ever”On 19th July 2012 the CJEU, Europe's highest court, issued its ruling in case C-130/11 Neurim Pharmaceuticals.Read More 22Jul2012 HTC prevails against Apple in the UK Patents CourtIP news has been dominated by a series of on-going disputes between Apple and other major players in the smartphone market; the so-called “smartphone wars”.Read More 19Jul2012 Furrowed brows for L’Oréal at end of Allergan BOTOX® battleOn 10th May 2012 the First Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its judgment on the appeal brought jointly by Helena Rubenstein and L’Oréal against the 16th December 2010 judgment of the General Court of the European Union, which dismissed appeals filed by the two parties.Read More 21Jun2012<1…7273747576> Type Firm News Insights PodcastsServiceProtectDealDisputeUPCSectorHealthcare+Energy+Life SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeArchive2026OctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2025DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2024DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2023DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary
