In this post, we have mined the Russian patent register for PTE records and processed the data into practical facts and figures.Launch and Major ReformThe modern PTE system of Russia was launched on…
The EU Biotech Act is a legislative initiative aimed at simplifying biotech regulation, boosting innovation and investment, and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and biotech ecosystem, which we…
In a dramatic change to Australian patent law, Australia's Full Federal Court has just held that patents for pharmaceutical formulations are not eligible for patent term extensions (PTE): Otsuka…
Preliminary injunctions (“PIs”) matter in life sciences patent cases. As often as not, the party which prevails at this stage of the litigation will have the upper hand in settlement negotiations. …
In patent law, the concept of “prior art” or “state of the art” describes the universe of information which existed and was made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by…
A Full Court of the Federal Court has ruled that certain patent claims to electronic gaming machines (EGMs, also known as "pokies" or "slot machines") are patentable subject matter; allowing an…
In less than 15 days, the Enlarged Board of Appeals (“EBA”) handed down two major decisions in relation to patent validity: (i) one relating to claim construction when assessing the patentability of…
Readers will likely be aware of the cross-jurisdictional litigation considering infringement by Samsung Bioepis / Amgen’s biosimilar eculizumab products of Alexion’s patent, EP 3 167 888 B1 (“EP 888”…
It has been a little over two years since the UPC issued its first order for provisional measures on 22 June 2023. The first year saw six preliminary injunctions (PIs) granted (two ex parte) out of…
