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Life Sciences and Healthcare

Framework to fallout: Care Quality Commission launches single assessment framework review in England

Reforms could revert to a regime that social and health care providers were familiar with prior to changes in 2024
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Implications of the German GEMA ./. OpenAI judgement on the Life Sciences and Healthcare Sector

The District Court of Munich I has issued a landmark ruling on copyright infringement involving AI (11 November 2025, case
Life Sciences and Healthcare

UK's biotech sector builds global life sciences status

TechBio conference showcases UK world-class research and biotech innovation
Intellectual property

Munich court grants Germany's first pan-EU cross-border patent injunction post-BSH v Electrolux

Munich Regional Court relied on BSH v Electrolux to injunct Formycon's aflibercept formulation in 22 countries based on doctrine of
Life Sciences and Healthcare

European Medicines Agency encourages regulatory integration of patient experience data

Digital health gains ground in new EU paper discussing real-world evidence in pharma development
Health and safety regulation

Beauty and the health claims 'beast': a legal face lift for beauty marketing in Germany

On 9 October 2025 the German Federal Court of Justice (“BGH”) delivered a highly relevant judgment (I ZR 135/24 –
Life Sciences and Healthcare

New regulatory framework established for the medicinal use of cannabis in Spain

The decree aims to balance therapeutic access to cannabis with guarantees of quality, safety and health control
International expansion and growth

Setting sail globally: launching internationally in an interconnected world

Launching a business internationally can be a game-changer but comes with its own set of challenges and considerations
Unified Patent Court

Life sciences at the fore of preliminary injunction trends emerging from Europe's UPC

Half of PIs granted at first instance on inter partes basis, with invalidity and non-infringement main points of refusal
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU establishes mandatory CE marking for electronic health record systems

New framework creates regulatory pathway for electronic health systems while harmonising cross-border health data exchange requirements
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Healthcare providers to play pivotal role in reducing patient backlogs under NHS 10-year plan

A data-driven Care Quality Commission and neighbourhood care models are reforms with big opportunities for providers
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU advocate general clarifies medical device classification and distributor duties

Preliminary MDR distributor guidance emerges from German dental equipment classification court case