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UK High Court rules innovator Akebia can launch anaemia drug

The UK High Court has handed down its judgment following a two-week trial involving seven patents for an anaemia drug. Defendant Akebia, alongside its ...

21 April 2020 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

Germany

Herbert Smith Freehills finally opens patent practice in Düsseldorf

Life sciences expert Ina vom Feld is moving to the Düsseldorf office of Herbert Smith Freehills on 1 May 2020. She was previously a partner in Simmons ...

15 April 2020 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

UK

EIP strengthens life sciences practice with partner hire

EIP continues its growth in London with another addition to its life sciences team. Monika Rai joins the firm from Mathys & Squire, where she was ...

6 April 2020 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Long read

Forced cure: compulsory licensing in the coronavirus era

As the coronavirus crisis accelerates, governments are ramping up the pressure to find a vaccine. In some circumstances, compulsory licensing can be u ...

3 April 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Akebia, Fibrogen and Astellas battle over anaemia drugs

A two-week trial involving patents for an anaemia drug has just concluded at the UK High Court. Although GSK settled its strand of the complex case be ...

23 March 2020 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

UK

Hoffmann Eitle strengthens London office with two hires

European patent attorney firm Hoffmann Eitle has made two hires in London. New partner Toby Simpson moves from Mathys & Squire, where he was also ...

12 March 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

CRISPR-Cas

University of California wins CRISPR/Cas opposition case at EPO

The Broad Institute has recently failed to protect its CRISPR/Cas patent before the Boards of Appeal. Now the European Patent Office has maintained a ...

13 February 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Antibody development

Supreme Court awaits showdown between Regeneron and Kymab

On February 11, the UK Supreme Court will hear an appeal by pharmaceutical company Kymab against Regeneron, concluding seven years of litigation betwe ...

6 February 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Tadalafil patent destroyed in further blow for ICOS and Eli Lilly

The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has finally destroyed the patent for active substance tadalafil. Last spring, the UK Supreme Court made a simi ...

28 January 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

CRISPR-Cas

EPO revokes Broad Institute patent - but it's just the beginning for CRISPR-Cas

The Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office has revoked a patent for CRISPR-Cas technology held by the Broad Institute. The decision is the lat ...

17 January 2020 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

UK

J A Kemp hires biotechnology partner in London

European patent attorney firm J A Kemp has hired Ian MacLeod as a partner in its London office. MacLeod joins from Carpmaels & Ransford, where he ...

13 January 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Europe

Top 10 patent cases of the year 2019

In 2019 it was long-running and multi-jurisdictional cases which set the tone in Europe's top patent courts. FRAND was especially prevalent, setting t ...

20 December 2019 by Amy Sandys

Cases

EPO Boards of Appeal

Illumina loses DNA sequencing patents

The European Patent Office has destroyed several patents belonging to Illumina, a US manufacturer of genetic engineering equipment. Opponents included ...

29 November 2019 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Medical devices

Courts suspend proceedings in Brahms Radiometer case

The dispute over a basic patent owned by medical technology manufacturer Brahms has taken a new turn. The Regional Courts Munich and Düsseldorf have s ...

27 September 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Patent infringement

European jurisdictions diverge in Bayer vs. Ceva

Courts across Europe were kept busy last week with a wide-ranging dispute between Ceva Santé Animale and Bayer AG. The case concerns patent infringeme ...

26 September 2019 by Amy Sandys

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