SPCs post-Brexit: UK Court of Appeal sticks with the CJEU in Merck decision
13 March 2025
The UK Court of Appeal has recently handed down its decision in the much awaited Merck Serono v Comptroller-General of…
SPCs in Europe: what’s round the corner?
27 February 2025
The European Union is planning sweeping changes to supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), the most significant reform to the SPC system…
SPC eligibility for combination products: clarification at last?
13 February 2025
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued its long-awaited judgment on how Articles 3(a) and 3(c)…
Windsor incoming: all change to UK SPCs for human medicines
06 January 2025
The provisions of the Windsor Framework regarding Northern Ireland, agreed in 2023 between the UK and EU, entered into force…
Withdrawn marketing authorisations and SPCs: CJEU provides clarification
08 October 2024
In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) determined that Article 3(d) of the SPC…
Newron can't play fast and loose: UK Patents Court restricts combination SPCs
01 August 2023
In a recent decision, the UK Patents Court considered the issue of whether supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) could be granted…
UPC: English has been designated as an official language for all local and regional divisions
02 June 2023
On day two of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Italy, following France and Germany, has designated English as an official…
Unified Patent Court: the beginning of a new era
01 June 2023
Thursday 01 June 2023 marks the beginning of a new era for the European patent system: after decades of working…
Supplementary protection certificates: can Windsor resolve a knotty problem?
06 April 2023
The agreement in principle of the Windsor Framework between the UK and EU regarding Northern Ireland, and its approval by…
Unified Patent Court registered representation
21 March 2023
D Young & Co is looking forward to the commencement of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) later this year. As…
The sunrise period of the Unified Patent Court has launched
01 March 2023
At 08:00 GMT / 09:00 CET today, 01 March 2023, the sunrise period of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has…
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