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Domien Op de Beeck

Final(ly) Rules of Procedure of the UPC

Apart from the Unified Patent Court Agreement and a large body of further treaties, regulations, directives and laws governing the operation of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), another important piece of legislation consists of the UPC’s Rules of Procedure (RoP). The RoP presents a detailed and elaborate set of rules establishing the framework within which all the UPC divisions and panels will operate. It is a must read for any party considering proceedings before the UPC. The...

July 18, 2022

1 min read

Healthcare

New Draft Implementing Regulations propose key changes...

On 9 May 2022, the National Medical Products Administration (the...

May 19, 2022

5 min read

Biotech

The UPC Committees rule!

Start of the Provisional Application Phase and first...

April 7, 2022

12 min read

General

Illumina v MGI: Patents Court gives guidance on the...

In Illumina v Latvia MGI Tech (‘MGI’) [2021]...

March 26, 2021

9 min read

Healthcare

Indirect infringement in Spanish courts: a trend reversal and some teachings concerning infringement of second use medical claims

The specialised Section No. 15 of the Appeal Court of Barcelona has recently clarified what indirect...

January 22, 2021

4 min read

Healthcare

Anthony Wilkinson

Chinese patent linkage system – the Chinese Supreme Court issues Draft Judicial Interpretations

The Chinese Supreme Court (“SPC”) released on 29 October 2020 the “Provisions on Several...

November 13, 2020

6 min read

Healthcare

Australian Courts apply “European Support” test to find key Wyeth’s Prevnar 13 patent invalid

In the recent decision in the Australian front of the Prevnar 13 patent litigation, Merck...

November 4, 2020

10 min read

Healthcare

AstraZeneca held liable for additional healthcare costs

In a judgment of 14 October 2020 the District Court The Hague ruled in a landslide decision that AstraZeneca...

October 15, 2020

10 min read

Biotech

German Constitutional Court declares the vote on the ratification act of the UPC Agreement unconstitutional because of a lack of the required quorum

Today the German Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) ruled that the German ratification...

March 20, 2020

5 min read

Biotech

Annika Lueckemann

SPCs For Second Medical Use Products – Is There an End in Sight?

Over the years, pharmaceutical companies have obtained Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) for...

February 24, 2020

6 min read

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