09 Jul, 2024 Transfers of value: the disclosure trap By Alison Dennis On 5 July 2024, Novo Nordisk (NN), received its second public reprimand from the PMCPA in 18 months. The reprimand relates to a voluntary...
04 Jul, 2024 UPC invalidates patent before Germany can decide By Paul England As written previously, there has been a long-standing question in the UPC about whether the UPC and national courts can host parallel...
26 Jun, 2024 Is the UPC a reason to expedite English patent actions? By Paul England Seeking a quick English decision from the Patents Court, particularly on invalidity, to try to influence later decisions in foreign...
20 Jun, 2024 UK SPCs to return, but for second medical uses? By Paul England With the new unitary Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) and changes to EU supplementary protection certificates still in...
14 Jun, 2024 Commission accuses Alchem of cartel involvement in pharmaceutical sector By Paolo Palmigiano The European Commission has issued a Statement of Objections (SO) to Alchem International Pvt. Ltd. and its subsidiary Alchem...
23 May, 2024 Using the prosecution file in the UPC? An idea from the UK By Paul England In SES-Imagotag v Hanshow (20 December 2023), the Munich Local Division of the UPC appeared to open the way to using the prosecution file...
21 May, 2024 Supreme Court ruling offers further reason not to delay enforcing trade marks and other IP rights By Louise Popple Recent trade mark rulings, including the Supreme Court decision last week in Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed, all emphasise the potential...
14 May, 2024 MAC recommends retaining Graduate visas By Charlie Pring The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has just published its rapid review of the UK Graduate visa route and submitted its report to the...
08 May, 2024 UPC not affected by parallel actions filed before 1 June 2023 By Paul England During the UPC's seven year transitional period, which began on 1 June 2023, a choice of forum is provided between the UPC and the...
25 Apr, 2024 UK biotech goes stateside: supporting One Nucleus' Boston Bootcamp 2024 By Adrian Toutoungi The week of the Great One Nucleus Boston Bootcamp has finally arrived! Very excited to be in Boston with Ross McNaughton, Sarah Cole,...
24 Apr, 2024 Brand owners need to act now to secure their continued right to use distinctive packaging designs in the EU By Louise Popple What's the issue? We have already written about how the proposed new EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation could restrict the ability...
19 Apr, 2024 UPC shifts towards English as the lingua franca By Paul England In a significant judgment, the UPC Court of Appeal in Curio Bioscience v 10x Genomics*, has made a decision that is likely to shift the...