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Bringing Evidence - Phil & Ted's v TFK
This case, being heard at the Patents County Court (PCC), was as the judge described it, a "conventional patent action". The action concerned products known as baby buggies. -
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UK Proposes 'Superfast' New Patent Service
The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published a proposal for a 'superfast' patent service, and has collected feedback on its idea from interested parties. -
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Enlarged Board of Appeal: new pending referral (G 1/13)
The first referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal relates to the interaction between the provisions of national law and the EPC. This referral is derived from an appeal before the Technical Board of Appeal (T0022/09) and concerns the effect of the restoration of a company to the register of… -
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Broccoli 2nd Referral Concerns Product-by-Process Claims
Previously, questions were referred to the European Patent Office's Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) concerning methods of producing brassicas with elevated levels of anticarinogenic glucosinolates (the so-called 'broccoli case'; EP1069819 - T 83/05). The questions were joined with similar questions from the so-called 'tomato case' (EP1211926 – T1242/06). -
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The Patentability of Gene Sequences in the USA
In the much awaited Myriad decision (Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics Inc 12-398) on the patentability of gene sequences, the US Supreme Court unanimously held that a naturally occurring DNA segment is a 'product of nature' and is not patentable subject matter merely because it has been isolated.… -
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USPTO Patents for Humanity Winners Announced
In April 2012 we reported on the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) competition ‘Patents for Humanity’. -
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Proposed Modernisation of the UK IP System
The UK government has announced an intellectual property Bill which aims to modernise the IP system in the UK so that it “operates more efficiently, is clearer and is more accessible”. -
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Stem Cell patent news: Brstle Patent and Parthenotes
As previously reported in this newsletter (1), the question of the patentability of technology based on the use of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) was considered in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) referral Brüstle v Greenpeace (C-34/10) in October 2011. The CJEU referral related to a… -
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Patenting in India: Novartis Loses Glivec Patent Battle
The Supreme Court of India recently rejected Novartis AG’s attempt to win patent protection for an updated version of its cancer drug Glivec. This landmark judgment has been roundly criticized by pharmaceutical companies but praised by public health activists, who said it would protect India’s ability to make inexpensive generics… -
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Patent Protection in the Middle East - An Introduction
Much of the tremendous growth and development of countries in the Middle East over the past 30 years or so has traditionally come from oil and gas revenues, particularly in those countries surrounding the Gulf region. However, there has been increasing focus on investment in technology as the Gulf states…
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