Europe

Liz McAuliffe of Bird & Bird says Intel’s triumph against R2 Semiconductor in the High Court of England and Wales had a limited impact on parallel litigation in other jurisdictions before a high-stakes settlement

Eva Ehlich and Anja Fux of Maiwald discuss a board of appeal decision on G 2/21’s interpretation, including a critical review of the interpretation in T 116/18 while denying a request for further review

Selin Sinem Erciyas and Zeynep Çağla Üstün explore whether Turkey, as a non-EU state party to the European Patent Convention, might still face the Unified Patent Court’s jurisdiction under EU regulations

Christian Meyer and Gisela Grabow of Maiwald explore proposed changes to new EU provisions aimed at facilitating faster market entry for generics and biosimilars, so as to allegedly bolster competition and enhance patient access

Uğur Aktekin and Begüm Soydan Sayılkan of Gün + Partners highlight several decisions concerning the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office’s well-known trademark registry and say clarification of its standing is eagerly awaited

Christian Meyer and Gisela Grabow of Maiwald consider proposals under the European Commission’s Action Plan for Intellectual Property that aim to simplify extended protection for medicinal products through a unitary supplementary protection certificate