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An important post-Brexit deadline for UK holders of Retained EU Plant Variety Rights is approaching, explain Alice Smart and Simon Bradbury of Appleyard Lees. 27 April 2023
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New partner joins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 27 April 2023
Big Pharma
Proposals include new regulatory protection periods for innovative drugs | Changes are aimed at improving patient access to therapeutics and boosting the EU pharma industry. 27 April 2023
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First chair litigator served six years at the US Patent and Trademark Office. 25 April 2023
Big Pharma
Judge rejects notion that tribunal acted unfairly in royalties dispute with Salix | Indian firm wanted payments on sales of antibiotic | Appeal brought under act with ‘high hurdle to surmount’. 25 April 2023
Americas
New Jersey judge denies motion to stay antitrust action regarding blockbuster cancer drug | Defendants had argued litigation would be unnecessary and costly. 25 April 2023
Big Pharma
Canadian firm alleges infringement of patent directed to cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations | Pharma giant declined a licensing agreement. 20 April 2023
Big Pharma
Court affirms decision that two Otezla patents are not invalid | Apremilast generics set for 2028 release. 20 April 2023
Americas
Petition to review invalidation of Gilenya patent denied | Novartis challenged decision resulting from a change in judicial panel. 18 April 2023
Americas
It may not be straightforward but it is possible to obtain protection for valuable combination patents in Brazil, say Lívia Figueiredo and Priscila Kashiwabara of Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property. 13 April 2023