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Americas
The wearable tech fight continues as Samsung seeks a US import ban of the Oura Ring after being sued by the Finnish brand. 15 January 2026
Americas
A court has blocked the patent owner's latest attempt to stop a generic rival as it weighs the right way to challenge a new product. 15 January 2026
Europe
Case between AorticLab and Emboline has implications for UPC playbook in terms of requesting security for costs, and conditional counterclaims. 15 January 2026
Careers
A high-profile departure from the USPTO sees a senior appellate expert move into private practice as demand increases in the firm's life sciences IP practice. 14 January 2026
Careers
The US firm has recruited a European patent attorney with three decades of experience to build its patent prosecution offering across the continent. 14 January 2026
Europe
As the drug moves deeper into its post-exclusivity phase, a Nordic decision highlights the value of secondary patents, presumption of validity, and interim relief when a drug's core patents expire. 13 January 2026
Careers
An experienced Ex-Hoffmann Eitle litigator, who worked on Sanofi v Amgen, joins the firm's growing UPC team in Munich, Germany. 12 January 2026
Americas
After “seismic” changes imposed by the USPTO last year, litigating patents will become significantly more difficult and costly to defend, and both plaintiffs and defendants must urgently retool their strategies, advise lawyers from BCLP. 12 January 2026
Americas
A busy week in US courts saw major pharma companies and biotech firms move to protect key therapies and research tools, with new lawsuits over migraine and cancer drug generics, and alleged misuse of COVID-19 vaccine tech. 9 January 2026
Europe
Traceability and transparency of training practices, and the value of bespoke tool, are among the key AI trends that will be shaped by legal and regulatory developments in 2026, write experts from Rouse. 9 January 2026