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To opt-out or not? The UPC will change the rules of the game in the European patent field possibly as soon as next fall
Early this year it became clear that the long-pending reform of the European patent system is finally...
June 1, 2022
7 min read
New Draft Implementing Regulations propose key changes for pharmaceuticals in China
On 9 May 2022, the National Medical Products Administration (the “NMPA”) published the Implementing Regulations...
May 19, 2022
5 min read
The UPC Committees rule!
Start of the Provisional Application Phase and first committee meetings The Provisional...
April 7, 2022
12 min read
The Return of Biosimilar Substitution in France
Every year the Social Security Financing Law for 2022 (LFSS 2022) introduces several measures resulting...
March 28, 2022
3 min read
International Comparative Legal Guide to Digital Health 2022
Our Life Sciences IP, Regulatory and Data Protection experts Sally Shorthose, Toby Bond, Emma Drake and...
March 17, 2022
1 min read
Renewal of early access and compassionate use frameworks in France
On 1 July 2021, the early access and compassionate use reform entered into force. A medical treatment...
November 10, 2021
6 min read
Healthcare research and the GDPR – which legal basis is appropriate?
Establishing the correct legal basis under the GDPR is essential for any project involving use of...
October 4, 2021
13 min read
Dutch competition authority ACM imposes EUR 20 million fine on orphan drug manufacturer Leadiant for excessive pricing
The Netherlands Authority for the Consumer and Markets’ ("ACM") announced focus on drug...
July 21, 2021
6 min read
Worldwide Interpol operation Pangea XIV leads to shutdowns and arrests
Operation Pangea is a yearly recurring operation in which Interpol aims to remove the online sale of...
June 24, 2021
2 min read
Spanish courts say “no” to the evergreening on data exclusivity of medicines.
Three recent judgments handed down by the Central Administrative Courts Nos. 4, 10 and 2 on 30 March,...
June 14, 2021
8 min read