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Access to toxicity reports and protection of commercial interests: the Court of Justice of the European Union blows the final whistle!
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently issued two rulings which aim at ending...
February 4, 2020
8 min read
Bird & Bird: Setting a gold standard in meeting cannabis regulation
Medical Cannabis Network speaks with Bird & Bird’s Ben King and Sally Shorthose about the importance...
January 24, 2020
13 min read
Transfers of value to “influencers”: new disclosure obligation for companies in the health sector
The list of beneficiaries of transfers of value subject to compulsory disclosure in the French public...
January 21, 2020
2 min read
The French Health Data Hub becomes reality
The French Health Data Hub was born officially with the publication on 30 November 2019 of a ministerial...
December 5, 2019
4 min read
Access to toxicity study reports and protection of commercial interests
Gerard Hogan, Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently...
November 22, 2019
8 min read
The English Patents Court examines the law on enablement in the context of lack of novelty based on both prior publication and prior use.
Earlier this year (17 July 2019) in Takeda UK Limited v F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG Mr Justice Colin Birss...
November 19, 2019
5 min read
PI for Tadalafil Dosage Patent refused in Italy
By decisions dated 30 July 2018, then confirmed in the appeal by decisions dated 30 August 2018, the...
November 12, 2019
3 min read
Are German Courts the “Spoilsport” of the “Divisional Game” when it comes to Preliminary Injunction Requests?
If a patentee undertakes actions with respect to a patent of the same patent family (e.g. waiving the...
November 4, 2019
4 min read
Welcome to BioTalk!
BioTalk, is the new hub brought to you by Bird & Bird's International Life Sciences and Healthcare...
October 30, 2019
1 min read