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Life sciences cases taking centre stage at the UPC
UPC judge, EPO director and Regeneron counsel shed light on the court’s dynamics at London event | Life sciences sector emerging as a major player in the court | Quality of rulings and tight timeframes blamed for lack of appeals.
UPC judge and Regeneron counsel urge lobbying to improve court's transparency
Judge encourages lawyers and public to make their voices heard over transparency concerns | Awkward access to public hearings ‘causing problems’ says Regeneron counsel | Plea for public virtual hearings as judge notes that requests have been ‘coming in by the dozen’ | Panellists discuss at LSPN Europe.
USPTO aims to fend off Fintiv challenge at SCOTUS
Controversial rule precludes a patent review if there is parallel litigation | Big pharma and tech companies insist the rule is “arbitrary and capricious” | US agency backs Vidal’s authority, calling a proposed intervention “unnecessary”.
Fed Circ weighs in on pipette mechanism claim construction
Precedential ruling finds errors in lower court’s findings in a case concerning medical devices | Earlier verdict has been vacated and remanded.
Fed Circ contests PTAB over single or plural meaning in microfluidic device patent
Judges partially overturn decision that ABS had failed to prove claims in Cytonome patent were invalid | PTAB and appeals court differ in interpretation of whether claims language had single or plural meaning.
Arthrex wins at PTAB over joint repair patents
Medical device company prevails after requesting inter partes reviews of three related patents | Patent Trial and Appeal Board finds obviousness in patents describing joint tissue repair and stabilisation.
Medtronic’s $738m deal with insulin maker at risk
Insulet has been awarded a preliminary injunction against EOFlow on its insulin patch pump products | Dispute and injunction come ahead of Medtronic’s planned $738m acquisition of EOFlow.
UN race committee says global north’s COVID-19 IP position violates human rights
UN Committee on Racial Discrimination Calls for equitable access to vaccines, treatments, and health tech | Switzerland, Germany, UK, and US refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines 'aids discrimination against vulnerable communities'.
Intuitive resolves robotic surgery dispute with J&J unit
Dispute centred on alleged infringement of several patents related to keyhole surgery | Big pharma company acquired defendant firm in $3.4bn deal four years ago.
Boston Scientific secures nearly $160m in clips patents feud
Win marks latest leg of cross-Atlantic litigation feud over devices that stop internal bleeding | Medical device maker garnered success against rival in the US and Germany but failed to secure an injunction in one European country.
