Is the Paradigm for Detecting Infectious Agents About to Change?
Patents provide an alternative and interesting source of information for identifying emerging technology trends One such recently observed trend supports a growing interest in the use of indirect… read more…
The Internet of Things – why it matters to medtech
Nobody can fail to notice the ever-increasing presence of the internet in almost all aspects of daily life, with seemingly everything now having some level of connectivity Medtech is clearly no… read more…
Facebook Sues Over Trade Mark Infringement
Why is Facebook Suing Over Trade Mark Infringement and Cybersquatting Legal action and Facebook is nothing new, but why – and who – is the social media giant suing over trademark infringement and… read more…
CAR-T therapy in the personalised medicine sector
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are artificial proteins that are used to redirect immune system cells to attack targets that are normally invisible to them, such as cancer cells CARs are typically… read more…
The Fair Principles of Data Management
In 2016, a group from academia, industry, funding agencies, and scholarly publishers produced a paper on how the infrastructure supporting the reuse of scholarly data could be improved, with the… read more…
Case law review: Actavis Group PTC EHF and others v ICOS Corporation and another
In Actavis Group PTC EHF and others v ICOS Corporation and another [2019] UKSC 15, the Supreme Court had to consider whether claims directed to a new dosage regime of a drug were obvious The patent… read more…
Protecting Intellectual Property in the Food and Drink Industry
Food and drink companies face a multitude of challenges in their quest to attract and retain customers In the search for a competitive edge, companies invest heavily in research and innovation in… read more…
High Court Refers Question Regarding ‘Third Party SPCs’ to the CJEU
In a recent High Court decision (Eli Lilly & Company vs Genentech, Inc), Mr Justice Arnold referred the following question to the CJEU: “Does the SPC Regulation preclude the grant of an SPC to… read more…
Why Food & Beverage Companies Should Protect Their Intellectual Property
Beyond trademarks, protectable intellectual property (IP) is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when one has developed a new food or beverage product However, novel and non-obvious… read more…
