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Santen (C-673/18): CJEU takes a restrictive view on “first authorisation” for new therapeutic applications
14 August 2020
In July 2020, the CJEU handed down its eagerly anticipated decision concerning the question of whether applicants can be granted…
Coronavirus: IP offices in Europe – changed practice
30 Juli 2020
As a response to the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, intellectual property offices in Europe have implemented special measures to…
Goodbye Neurim: CJEU decides only the first authorisation will do for an SPC
09 Juli 2020
In an eagerly awaited decision (Santen, C-673/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today ruled that…
Digital documents and signatures in European patent practice
29 Juni 2020
With large numbers of patent attorneys and clients working remotely across the globe, the ability to substitute handwritten signatures and…
Remote working: we’re EPO VICO ready!
29 Juni 2020
Building on our experience with video conference oral proceedings, we are able to confirm that following extensive testing with the…
Please specify me! CJEU tightens the net on SPC eligibility
29 Juni 2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has once again tightened the criteria on what types of patents…
WIPO alert: requests for payment of fees
29 Juni 2020
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently alerted PCT applicants and agents to a new scam where rogue invitations…
Is the fog finally clearing? Truvada SPC invalidation confirmed by Court of Appeal
14 Februar 2020
The UK Court of Appeal recently dismissed Gilead Sciences’ appeal of the Patents Court’s decision to invalidate the SPC for…
Conversant Wireless v Huawei: patents valid & essential
23 Januar 2020
The Patents Court of England and Wales has found two of Conversant Wireless’ patents to be valid and essential.
SPCs update: CJEU ducks issue of "third party" SPCs
23 Dezember 2019
In spring 2019, we reported that the UK Patents Court had referred a question to the CJEU regarding the grant…
SPCs: new formulations of previously marketed active ingredients
14 Juni 2019
Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) are available in EU member states for medicinal or plant protection products where (among others) the…
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