Winning patent holder General Access Solutions proved infringement of 5G patents and its lawyer warns of massive implications for other wireless carriers and base station suppliers
The Unified Patent Court has handed patentees a win and a loss in its first on-the-merits rulings
The volume of cases appears to be picking up pace in the Netherlands with key rulings offering guidance on confidentiality clubs and patenting of misappropriated trade secrets
In an unprecedented move, Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis AG and its Indian subsidiary have filed two writ petitions at the Chennai High Court.
16 February 2007
One of the issues of greatest concern to thepharmaceutical and biotechnology industriesin Europe is that of parallel trading and theability of manufacturers to control thistrading by contractual and other means. Thereasons for the boom in parallel trading inpharmaceuticals in the European Union areeasy to understand – most prescriptiondrugs are subject to significant pricedifferences between member states as theyare paid for by national health or insuranceschemes, effectively creating differentmarkets within what is supposed to be asingle market.
16 February 2007
Despite the many plaudits it has received, the Bayh-Dole Act has become the subject of growing criticism. Participating in the fight back against what he considers to be unwarranted attacks is current AUTM president John Fraser
16 February 2007
31 October 2006
31 October 2006
The EPO Boards of Appeal have recently considered a series of important issues relating to divisional applications.
31 October 2006
31 October 2006
The Boards of Appeal of the EPO have a vital role to play in the European patenting process.
31 October 2006
Cross-border patent litigation remains as complex as ever. However, there is some hope that there will be a simpler system in future.
31 October 2006
31 October 2006
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