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An updated UPC rule requires a concrete and verifiable, legitimate reason for making available written pleadings and evidence | The wish from a natural person to form an opinion on the validity of a patent deemed insufficient reason for access | First decision marks latest twist in Amgen v Sanofi showdown. 26 September 2023
Biotechnology
The spatial biology firm will appeal the Unified Patent Court’s preliminary injunction | NanoString accuses 10x of ‘misusing non-final court rulings…to eliminate competition in the spatial transcriptomics market’. 21 September 2023
Americas
Long-running legal dispute tackles questions of enablement and ‘undue experimentation’ | Federal Circuit says it is bound by SCOTUS’ findings in Amgen v Sanofi. 21 September 2023
Biotechnology
Decision marks first announcement by the UPC of an injunction in open court | Ruling in Munich Local Division forecast to have far-reaching consequences for defendant| Comment from 10x vice president of IP and litigation, Randy Wu. 19 September 2023
Big Pharma
Moderna alleges that rivals’ vaccine infringes patents filed covering a foundational mRNA technology | Big pharma firm must “specifically describe” awareness of Moderna's work in the mRNA vaccine sphere before the end of the month. 19 September 2023
Big Pharma
Examining a series of case studies, Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners provides an overview of lifecycle management failures and successes in regimen patents. 19 September 2023
Biotechnology
Although UK research universities were going strong after Horizon funding was pulled, it could have been a different story had the scheme not been reinstated, finds Sarah Speight. 14 September 2023
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Court upholds USPTO and the PTAB decisions over blood-oxygen sensor in smartwatches | Ruling finds Masimo patents to be unpatentable and obvious | Only one claim relating to inconsistency to be reversed. 14 September 2023
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Pharma firm fails to show evidence to prove obviousness in rival’s patent | Treatment can be used to treat cancer as well as ulcerative colitis and asthma. 12 September 2023
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Despite the shared language, there are tangible differences between the US, EU and UK standards, explain Jeffrey Lewis and Stuart Knight of Foley Hoag. 12 September 2023