The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO/INPI) has recently opened a public consultation period (ending September 26, 2025) for proposed amendments to its Chemistry examination guidelines,…
In a recent decision by the Mannheim Local Division, the UPC granted the first-ever UPC injunction relating to the UK. This is a landmark decision following a number of preliminary judgments that…
The final week of July usually produces a flurry, and sometimes an avalanche, of decisions from the English Courts as Judges attempt to clear their desks before the holiday period. This year…
As discussed at length here, in T 56/21 3.3.04 came close to referring this issue to the Enlarged Board before getting cold feet. 3.3.02 have now taken up the gauntlet in T 697/22 and referred the…
Two years in, the UPC evokes less the exhilaration of a debut concert than the strange lethargy of Rammstein’s Keine Lust. In the iconic music video, the band arrives in full regalia, ready to play.…
The legal battles surrounding osimertinib have brought significant attention to the pharmaceutical industry in Russia, particularly in relation to intellectual property rights, competition laws, and…
On Monday, the big news was the publication of the decision of the arbitrators appointed by the World Trade Organization ("WTO") in the appeal filed by the EU and its member states finding China's…
A long time ago, in a Europe not so far away, the UPC was launched with the ambition of restoring Order to the galaxy of European patent litigation. Fragmentation was to be defeated, procedural unity…
In a sophisticated dispute concerning methods for predicting breast cancer recurrence, the Barcelona Court of Appeal (Section 15) rejects infringement. In doing so, it holds a narrow view on method…
In episode 7 of season 4 of “Silicon Valley”, very aptly named “The Patent Troll”, the start-up Pied Piper, which is built on a bold and disruptive vision, suddenly finds itself under threat. A man…
