Biotech news
Biotech
The English High Court has ruled that a patent licence can still be exclusive to a licensee when a third party has the option to also take a licence but has not done so. 19 December 2017
Americas
UK-based diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec has settled a patent infringement dispute with Qiagen, a provider of sample and assay technologies for molecular diagnostics. 18 December 2017
Americas
State law cannot force drug makers to participate in the ‘patent dance’ provided for by the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act. 15 December 2017
Biotech
The English High Court has sided with Eli Lilly in holding that its UK-related claims in a patent case can be heard together with its European-based arguments in the UK. 8 December 2017
Americas
An IBM counsel has discussed how companies can harness their IP and gave an overview of the impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare. 7 December 2017
Biotech
Attendees at yesterday’s Life Sciences Patent Network Europe conference learned exactly what in-house counsel want when it comes to private practice lawyers. 7 December 2017
Biotech
Avoid using the colour blue and slogans when attempting to register a trademark for a pharmaceutical product at the European Union Intellectual Property Office , one lawyer has advised. 6 December 2017
Pharma
The UK Supreme Court’s approach in Actavis v Eli Lilly brought the country closer to harmonisation with other European nations, but there’s still not a wholly consistent view on the doctrine of equivalents across Europe. 6 December 2017
Pharma
A lawyer speaking at the Life Sciences Patent Network Europe conference has said the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has come under fire for not being politically independent. 6 December 2017
Pharma
The EU and UK must make progress in Brexit negotiations “as soon as possible”, according to the associations that represent the European and British life sciences industry. 29 November 2017