Patentees should feel cautious optimism over the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision in G2/21, say European patent attorneys
Significant changes to the standard of law are unlikely, say sources, who note that some justices seemed sceptical that the parties disagreed on the legal standard
A technical effect must still be evident in the original patent filing, the EBoA said in its G2/21 decision today, March 23
The England and Wales High Court's judgment comes ahead of a separate hearing concerning one of the patents-in-suit at the EPO
The US government claimed Moderna should be immune from patent infringement under Section 1498, raising questions about when the doctrine applies
Paul Hastings led Mitsubishi Tanabe to victory over Novartis at the International Chamber of Commerce
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board found that claims in a Novartis patent were obvious over the prior art
Scott Frank, the IP CEO at AT&T, officially established the education and awareness-focused organisation after its inaugural board meeting
The claim, filed at the England and Wales High Court, follows lawsuits launched by Moderna in the US and Germany
Novartis’s planned SCOTUS appeal may be a long shot, but the case raises interesting Section 112 and procedural questions, say counsel
In-house panellists weighed up the most disruptive trends in IP, from the TRIPS waiver to the rise of remote working
Pharma counsel can look at suspicious packaging, online sellers and other signs to learn whether products are fake, say sources at Merck, Gilead and Organon
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Sponsored by Wanhuida Intellectual PropertyJianhui Li and Honghui Hu of Wanhuida Intellectual Property discuss the antitrust scrutiny of China’s Supreme People’s Court in a patent infringement appeal concerning reverse payment settlement agreement
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Sponsored by Purplevine IPXiaojuan Yu of Purplevine IP Group discusses the medical device industry in China and considers why changes to the law are welcomed
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Sponsored by FB RiceLee Miles of FB Rice discusses Australia’s patent box scheme which is set to introduce the agricultural and low emissions technology sectors
We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP
The concentration of cases and the preferences of judges motivate firms to file fewer motions, which can be good or bad depending on who you ask
Counsel at innovator and generics brands debate the implications of attacks on product hopping, settlement restrictions, FDA-USPTO collaboration, and more
An EPO Board of Appeal ruling on how patentees can avoid disclosing prior art from clinical trials is welcome, but issues remain for future spats, counsel say
Interviews; Exclusives
Interviews; Exclusives
Law firm Susman Godfrey’s John Lahad explains how his firm and its co-counsel snagged a $42 million verdict for the University of Texas System and TissueGen
Dagg tells Managing IP about being starstruck when dealing with Nobel Prize-winning inventors, and how she deals with self-doubt
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Opinion: Indian domestic policy must match WTO stand on IP waivers
India has been both urging for vaccine waivers before the WTO and refusing compulsory licensing in the country, but it’s not helping anyone