Europe
Mine Güner discusses bridging law and business, taking the initiative, and why Taylor Swift helped put copyright on the map
The England and Wales High Court’s ruling in Accord v Novartis may not rewrite the law on plausibility, but it does signal a pragmatic approach that could provide greater certainty for life sciences innovators
Two recent decisions demonstrate the courts’ creativity in cutting-edge IP disputes that tested their jurisdictional powers
As UPC activity continues to drive strategic hiring and expansion, recent rulings have delivered a notable win for Samsung, and further uncertainty in the long-running GSK-Pfizer vaccine battle
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Sponsored by Bird & BirdAnnika Lückemann and Jan van Dieck of Bird & Bird analyse the Unified Patent Court’s opening ruling concerning a supplementary protection certificate, highlighting procedural peculiarities, urgency considerations, and possible implications for pharmaceutical originator-generic disputes -
Sponsored by MaiwaldThe EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal has confirmed that interveners in European Patent Convention appeal proceedings remain dependent parties and cannot continue proceedings after the withdrawal of all appeals, reports Johannes Scholz of Maiwald
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Sponsored by MaiwaldKerstin Wolff of Maiwald explains how the EU’s provisional agreement on plants generated by new genomic techniques divides them into two categories, opening the market while preserving patent and regulatory oversight
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Sponsored by MaiwaldSenior intellectual property practitioners from Maiwald discuss how innovators can secure robust patent protection for AI inventions amid evolving EPO practice and accelerating technological change
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Sponsored by Bird & BirdFame means not all literary figure marks are created equal, says Charlotte Colthurst of Bird & Bird in examining an EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal ruling
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Sponsored by InspicosNikolaj Riis Christensen of Inspicos considers whether the nine-month opposition period under the European Patent Convention is still fit for purpose
European Jurisdictions