Life Sciences Broccoli and tomatoesEPO Enlarged Board of Appeal defines the extent to which plant crossing and selection processes are excluded from patentability as essentially biological processes under Article 53(b) EPC.Read More 20Aug2013 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 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 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 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 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 Merck’s silence irrelevant as Sigma is left gaspingMerck Canada Inc. holds a UK patent and a UK SPC covering the active ingredient in the asthma treatment Singulair. It started an action for infringement of these rights by Sigma Pharmaceuticals PLC, which was importing Singulair from Poland into the UK.Read More 31May2012<1…2122232425> Type Firm News Insights PodcastsServiceProtectDealDisputeSectorHealthcare+Energy+Life SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeArchive2025NovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2024DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2023DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary
