17 April 2025 Firm’s chair says Fenwick has been active in market for a long time and “waiting to find the right opportunity to deepen our bench and presence”.
16 April 2025
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Europe
Supplementary Protection Certificate rules interpreted in different ways have left the EU’s generic and biosimilar industries hungry for clarity, explains Jiri Slavik of Adalvo.
Unified Patent Court
The UPC Court of Appeal’s approach to delivering a preliminary injunction in a glucose sensor dispute has far-reaching effects, as Wouter Pors of Bird & Bird explains.
Americas
Smaller US companies can now choose to take on much larger, foreign opponents at the ITC, explain Cristen Corry, Paul Ainsworth and Uma Everett of Sterne Kessler.
Americas
Will this year be defined by a concerted shift towards ‘One Health’? Simon Kiddle and Rebecca Tollervey of Mewburn Ellis explore.
Americas
Key developments for the industry this year include a more pro-patent administration and USPTO changes, say Carla Ji-Eun Kim and Deborah Sterling of Sterne Kessler.
Americas
The act’s one-sided provisions and its disproportionate remedies cannot pass constitutional muster, argues John Cox of Barnes & Thornburg.
Americas
Key similarities and differences between the patent systems, particularly in biotech, offer lessons and opportunities for rightsholders, say Daniela Fasoli of Simões Propriedade Intelectual and Jeffrey Morton of Haynes and Boone.
Asia
Free trade zones in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Hainan are designed to attract capital into China’s fast-growing healthcare sectors, says Li Mi of Lusheng.
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10 April 2025 Decision overturns earlier decision allowing generic drug maker to launch version | Dispute centres on $300-million dollar treatment for diabetes, chronic heart failure and kidney disease—currently protected by a challenged SPC.
10 April 2025 The Düsseldorf court’s decision offers an instructive perspective on the legal nature of patent pledges as well as a reminder that it is risky to rely solely on informal public declarations, say Ina vom Feld and Maximilian Kücking of Herbert Smith Freehills.
8 April 2025 According to the Patent Index 2024, patent filings remained high in Europe last year “despite political and economic uncertainties” | Johnson & Johnson ranked among the top requesters of unitary patents.
8 April 2025 Ahead of the upcoming LSPN North America-Spring 2025 conference, chair Eldora Ellison shares insights on emerging innovations in AI and gene editing, and offers advice for thriving in a competitive environment.
8 April 2025 The court hands Edwards Lifesciences a win in its long-running battle with Meril | Panel issues a second Europe-wide injunction over prosthetic heart valve technology | Judges reject Meril’s latest attempt to invalidate Edwards’ patent.
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