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Medical technology companies should not be left out of discussions in Europe about modernising the system for supplementary protection certificates, argues Allison Sadick of Pinsent Masons. 19 May 2017
Americas
A disagreement over how pharma patents in Brazil are examined seems to have come to an end, as Breno Souza, Luisa Rezende and Silvia Costa of Clarke Modet & Co Brazil report. 25 April 2017
Biotechnology
European developments surrounding the patentability of plants and animals have become rather political, but there are ways for patentees to mitigate the effects of political influence over the patenting process, writes Jane Wainwright of Potter Clarkson. 4 April 2017
Americas
A new law on supplementary protection certificates will be implemented on April 1, with the application, prosecution and maintenance of SPCs taking centre stage. José Manuel González
of Clarke, Modet & Co reports. 27 March 2017
Americas
President Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal may have particularly pernicious consequences for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, writes Kevin Noonan of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff. 15 March 2017
Americas
As securing patent eligibility for ‘healthcare IT’ applications seems to be becoming easier, companies looking to monetise IP in this area can breathe a sigh of relief. Stacy Taylor of DLA Piper explains more. 23 February 2017
Americas
Anyone drafting patent licence agreements should follow several tips in order to avoid or better prepare for litigation later on, says Jessamyn Berniker of Williams & Connolly. 21 February 2017
Biotechnology
Several changes have been made to Italy’s regulatory landscape for biosimilars, as Luca Tosoni of Covington & Burling reports. 10 January 2017
Americas
IP law has yet to catch up with the technological capabilities of 3D printing, but by taking pre-emptive action, companies can maximise their IP protection under the current legal framework. Arlene Chow and Nitya Anand of Hogan Lovells report. 5 January 2017
Big Pharma
It appears necessary and perhaps inevitable that further guidance from the UK Court of Appeal will be provided on the issue of second medical use patents, following the high-profile dispute between Warner-Lambert and Actavis. Geoff Hussey and Christopher Burnett of AA Thornton & Co report. 3 January 2017