Life Sciences All change for priority at the EPO?The EPO’s highest instance, the Enlarged Board, has been asked to provide an updated test for assessing priority.Read More 13Aug2015 Claimed numerical ranges scrutinised by the English courtsEnglish Court of Appeal rules in favour of ConvaTec in the latest chapter of the dispute over silverised wound dressings, holding that Smith & Nephew’s process falls within the claimed numerical range, despite an attempted work around to avoid explicit numerical limits.Read More 23Jul2015 The EPO – time for talk?The requirements of examining increasing numbers of patent applications whilst maintaining efficiency and quality have always been testing for the EPO.Read More 07May2015 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 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 Second medical use claims for devices – an uneven playing field?European patent law offers extra protection for pharmaceuticals that is not available for medical devices. Second medical use claims for pharmaceuticals are routinely accepted in Europe, whereas the same style of claim is generally not permissible for medical devices. Recent case law has seen a shift towards rewarding new uses for existing medical devices, but achieving such protection requires care during prosecution.Read More 30Oct2014<1…19202122232425> Type Firm News Insights PodcastsServiceProtectDealDisputeUPCSectorHealthcare+Energy+Life SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeArchive2026AugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2025DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2024DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2023DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary
