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Life Sciences and Healthcare
European Commission sets out new EU life sciences strategy
The Commission aims to position the EU as the world's most attractive place for the life sciences by 2030
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Court of Appeal upholds English High Court decision on invalidity of dapagliflozin patent and SPCs
The High Court was right to find AstraZeneca's patent and associated SPCs invalid for lack of plausibility
Intellectual property
UPC grants first-ever injunction for infringement of UK designation of European Patent
Mannheim local division grants injunction against German subsidiary of Kodak for infringing acts in the UK
Life Sciences and Healthcare
EU confirms app stores and developers are subject to medical device laws
New MDCG guidelines put online stores and software developers on the medtech regulatory radar
Intellectual property
UK government launches consultation on standard essential patents to support tech-driven growth
Proposals focus heavily on challenges such as transparency, dispute resolution and licensing efficiency
Intellectual property
UK Supreme Court affirms relevance of post-sale confusion for trade mark infringement for first time
Realistic post-sale circumstances can be considered when assessing similarity and likelihood of confusion
Intellectual property
Is there a need to rethink employee inventor remuneration in the light of AI involvement?
With AI gaining relevance in invention-processes, questions arise about whether this might devalue inventor remuneration and how companies should react.
Intellectual property
Life after SkyKick: UKIPO applies Supreme Court's ruling and issues examination guidance
UKIPO has held two applications to be in bad faith in entirety and is raising bad faith objections at examination
Intellectual property
English High Court grants Samsung interim licence declarations pending final FRAND determination
Guidance from Court of Appeal followed, reinforcing the English courts' willingness to grant interim licence declarations in FRAND proceedings
Life Sciences and Healthcare
High Seas Treaty makes progress with global signatories at UN ocean governance summit
The UN marine biodiversity conference has helped move the treaty closer to ratification although it is not there yet
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Engineering biology among 'frontier industries' named in UK industrial strategy
The technology is one of six identified in the digital and technologies sector plan to spearhead UK economic growth
Intellectual property
English Patents Court grants further interim injunctions to prevent generic launch pending appeal decision on patent and SPCs' validity
This follows the Court of Appeal overturning the Patents Court to grant interim injunctions until the first instance validity judgment
