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19 December 2025 With its landmark ruling, the court has delivered guidance for patentees and litigants— including three takeaways for counsel and rights holders, explain Tobias Wuttke and Axel Berger of Bardehle Pagenberg.
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Europe
The High Court’s ruling clarifies aspects of the SPC waiver but leaves unresolved questions relating to export-country rights and confidentiality, say Claire Phipps-Jones and Luke Norton of Bristows.
Europe
As Big Pharma stalls investment in the UK, the government urgently needs to return to the negotiating table to salvage a key growth area, writes Tim Belcher of EIP.
Europe
In its first year, uptake of cases at the Unified Patent Court has surpassed most expectations. Darren Smyth of EIP delves into the facts and figures behind the headlines, with some surprising results.
Europe
It remains to be seen whether AI developers in the medical sector will benefit from the UK’s ‘flexible’ regulatory environment or find the lack of cohesion detrimental, say Jackie Mulryne and Beatriz San Martin of Arnold & Porter.
Europe
Is the court’s public access rule unfit for purpose? Lawyers at Mathys & Squire are arguing for pleadings and evidence to be automatically made available on request, finds Muireann Bolger.
Biotechnology
Recent clashes over patents covering modified guide RNAs have exposed different approaches from the US and Europe—and new complications for the field, says Claire Irvine of HGF.
Big Pharma
Despite a rocky start, with case-management issues and plenty of scepticism from stakeholders, there is much to applaud in the UPC’s first four months, write Sebastian Moore and John Lao of Herbert Smith Freehills.
Biotechnology
Although UK research universities were going strong after Horizon funding was pulled, it could have been a different story had the scheme not been reinstated, finds Sarah Speight.
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2 December 2025 The move could unlock billions in life sciences collaborations and position the UK to rival the US and China. But turning a famously conservative, patient-safety-first institution into a commercially savvy innovation hub will be no small feat.
27 November 2025 The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that revoked the pharma company’s cholesterol-lowering antibody patent, clarifying key principles for assessing inventive step.
27 November 2025 Even when legal teams do include women, the judges say they don’t always see or hear them, emphasising that visibility is critical for aspiring advocates.
25 November 2025 Regeneron and Bayer suffered a UK setback as the court followed others in Europe in its interpretation of the so-called SPC manufacturing waiver.
24 November 2025 AI content in new enquiries is a growing problem, says the man leading the UK association’s AI Committee. Sarah Speight reports.
21 November 2025 The week exposed fractures in the UK's industry—but also unexpected reasons for optimism. Five themes dominated conversations about the direction of the country's life sciences sector.
20 November 2025 The country’s public health service has replaced its IP framework with a nine-step plan, as the government tries to reposition the UK as a global life sciences leader.
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