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Goodbye Neurim: CJEU decides only the first authorisation will do for an SPC
In an eagerly awaited decision (Santen, C-673/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today ruled that marketing authorisation (MA) for a new therapeutic application of a medicine previously authorised for another application may not be used as the basis for a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) for… -
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Copyright in functional shapes: a ride in the right direction?
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its decision in the much-anticipated Brompton Bicycle case, confirming that copyright can subsist in functional shapes but the design must be original – the subject matter must reflect the personality of its author, as an expression of their free… -
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European biotech patent case law
European patent attorneys Simon O'Brien and Catherine Keetch present our latest webinar update of new and important European Patent Office (EPO) biotechnology patent case law. -
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The space IP race: protection and enforcement of your orbiting assets
At 3:22 pm on 30 May 2020, from the same Florida launchpad that once served the Apollo missions and the Space Shuttle, SpaceX lofted two American astronauts out of the atmosphere and into space. Although not the first time in space for the two astronauts, they were the first to… -
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Patent Newsletter No.77
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G 3/19: plants produced by essentially biological processes are excluded from patentability
The Enlarged Board of Appeal has handed down its decision regarding the allowability of product and product-by-process claims in which the product is exclusively obtained by an essentially biological process. -
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Digital documents and signatures in European patent practice
With large numbers of patent attorneys and clients working remotely across the globe, the ability to substitute handwritten signatures and original documents with electronic equivalents has been a concern of many. In this article, we discuss the electronic filing of documents and digital signatures in European patent practice. -
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Remote working: were EPO VICO ready!
Building on our experience with video conference oral proceedings, we are able to confirm that following extensive testing with the European Patent Office (EPO), our attorneys and solicitors are able to conduct all proceedings remotely using video conferencing (VICO) systems. -
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Please specify me! CJEU tightens the net on SPC eligibility
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has once again tightened the criteria on what types of patents for authorised pharmaceutical products can be extended by means of supplementary protection certificates (SPCs). This decision could have wide repercussions for many SPCs, both existing and in the future, and… -
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Unified Patent Court and unitary patent: end of the road or just another bump?
At the end of March 2020, EPO President Campinos pronounced strong support for the statement by the German Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection, Christine Lambrecht, of her intention to remedy the deficiencies in the legislative procedure which led to the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) declaring the agreement by…
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