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: Fujifilm v AbbVie" > Declatory relief to "clear the path": Fujifilm v AbbVie
In our February newsletter, we reported on a number of interim decisions in the case of Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics v AbbVie Biotechnology Limited [2017] EWHC 395 (Pat). -
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Shanks v Unilever: benefit of employee-made inventions
We had previously reported the decision from the Comptroller General of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) on European Patent (GB) 0170375 and its related patents, owned by Unilever and naming Professor Shanks as its inventor ("the Shanks patents"). -
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International IP Index: UK IP system highly rated
The Global Intellectual Property Center of the US Chamber of Commerce has published its fifth annual 'International IP Index' on the state of IP protection around the world, entitled 'The Roots Of Innovation'. -
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TC Heartland US forum shopping
In an important judgment from the US Supreme Court, the court reversed the Federal Circuit holding that the term "resides" as used in the patent venue statute "refers only to the State of incorporation" of the alleged infringer. -
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Cross-border invention risk management: infringement
Since some inventions are distributed across multiple jurisdictions, an issue can arise whereby the claim for such a system is not infringed in any one jurisdiction. This can make it difficult if not impossible to pursue an alleged infringer for direct infringement. -
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Design application filing dates must be unambiguous
With a registered Community design (RCD) application, there is always the risk (usually a small risk) that the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) will not accord the application a filing date on the ground that the 'representations' (the views or figures depicting the design) that were filed were not… -
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Assessing technical or non-technical inventiveness
Anyone who has experienced prosecuting inventions that include a combination of technical and non-technical subject matter at the European Patent Office (EPO) will likely agree that the entire process can be challenging and somewhat confused. -
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Unwired Planet v Huawei: FRAND terms and rate
In Unwired Planet v Huawei, Mr Justice Birss, sitting in the Patents Court, has offered standard essential patent (SEP) owners valuable guidance on the determination of 'fair reasonable and non-discriminatory' (FRAND) terms. -
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How specific must you be for an SPC?
In a recent judgment (Sandoz v Searle), the UK High Court has upheld a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) for the anti-HIV drug darunavir (Prezista®) based on a European patent whose claims covered the drug within a general formula, but which did not specifically disclose or claim the compound. This is… -
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The Dark Side: ABT Merchandising v Brand Protection
Not too long ago in October 2015, in a galaxy not very far away, Brand Protection Limited (the applicant) applied for the UK trade mark "Come To The Dark Side" in classes 14, 21 and class 25.
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