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CJEU rules on whether the NHS reimbursing off-label medicinal products for cost-cutting purposes conflicts with Directive 2001/83/EC
Novartis Farma S.p.A. v Italian Medicines Agency and Roche Italia S.p.A. On 21 November 2018, the CJEU issued an important decision in Novartis Farma v …
French court upholds validity of MSD's SPC protecting ezetimibe and simvastatin in combination
A French Court has upheld the validity of a Supplementary Protection Certificate ("SPC") protecting the ezetimibe+simvastatin combination under Article …
Draft Withdrawal Agreement Approved by UK Cabinet - IP and Marketing Authorisation Provisions Summarised
As was widely reported yesterday evening, the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the …
UK SUPREME COURT RAISES SUFFICIENCY STANDARD FOR SWISS-FORM CLAIMS AND LIMITS THE ABILITY TO ASSERT THEM AGAINST "SKINNY LABEL" PRODUCTS
Commercial impact Yesterday's Supreme Court decision in Warner-Lambert v Mylan is disappointing news for patentees who may have made significant …
THE COURT OF APPEAL MAKES FRIENDS WITH SEP HOLDERS
Unwired Planet International Limited v Huawei Technologies Co. Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 2344 The Court of Appeal has endorsed the approach taken by Birss …
France adopts a confidentiality regime for the trade secrets relied upon in (patent) litigation
As part of the French Law on the Protection of Trade Secrets dated 31 July 2018, French lawmakers have finally adopted a long-awaited array of …
Patent and Pharma Update - October 2018
Key recent developments in the United Kingdom and Europe relating to patents and the pharmaceutical sector The CJEU has provided its preliminary ruling …
EPO publishes 2018 revision of Guidelines for Examination directed to computer-implemented inventions
The EPO has recently published the 2018 revision to its Guidelines for Examination, which are generally updated annually to take into account …
UK Government launches consultation on role of MHRA post-Brexit and confirms commitment to underwrite Horizon 2020 funding
The UK Government has today launched a consultation on the role of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) post-Brexit "seeking …
Brexit "no deal" technical notices published on Patents, Trade marks, Designs, Copyright, GIs, and Exhaustion of rights
The latest tranche of "no deal" technical notices was released yesterday afternoon by the UK Government. Amongst them are several notices …
TRADE SECRETS - SHORT VIDEO ON THE IMPACT OF THE NEW UK REGULATIONS IN IP AND EMPLOYMENT CONTEXTS
Here's a short video made for Practical Law, in which Herbert Smith Freehills IP and Employment Professional Support Consultants, Rachel …
EU Digital Copyright Directive - European Parliament adopts amended text
In the second reading of the Digital Copyright Directive by the European Parliament on 12 September 2018, the controversial Articles 11 and 13 were …
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