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Pharmaceutical Patents European Union Unified Patent Court

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The UPC – Two Years On

The Unified Patent Court – a one-stop-shop for European patent litigation – is now two years old. As it enters its third year of operation, we look at the approach that is becoming established in the new system, drawing out...more

Foley Hoag LLP

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO Further Aligns Claim Construction With U.S. and U.K.

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Key Takeaways: - The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued its opinion in G1/24 on June 18, 2025 resolving divergent case law on how patent claims should be interpreted at the EPO. - The...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Skilled Artisan’s View Is Decisive in Assessing Asserted Claim Drafting Error

The Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) clarified the legal standard for correcting obvious type inaccuracies in patent claims, explaining that the view of a skilled person at the filing date is decisive...more

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Dutch District Court rules on the plausibility standard on the merits (apixaban)

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In this note, we will discuss the latest decisions on the merits from the Dutch patent court on the matter of plausibility and inventive step. These were handed down in two cases (BMS v Sandoz and BMS v Teva) on 30 October...more

Jones Day

Epitope Claims Live On at the European Patent Office

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While the genus antibody claim was effectively killed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Amgen v. Sanofi, it lives on in Europe despite a few recent setbacks at the European Patent Office ("EPO") and the Unified Patent Court...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Legal Lens on the Unified Patent Court | August 2024

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is revolutionizing the way patents are enforced in Europe, and McDermott’s intellectual property team is here to help you navigate this dynamic landscape. Our Legal Lens on the Unified Patent...more

Venable LLP

The First Biosimilar Disputes at the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

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As the era of biologics and biosimilar litigations heats up in the United States, Europe’s Unified Patent Court (UPC) is also taking center stage with the first two biosimilar disputes filed in March and April....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation Conference in Europe - May 29th - 30th, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hosted by C5 Group, the 17th Annual Forum on Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will provide up-to-the-minute information and strategic insights on...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Life Sciences IP Summit - September 27th - 28th, Munich, Germany

Hosted by C5 Group, the 21st Annual Life Sciences IP Summit returns for another exciting year with curated programming with speakers from the pharma, biotech and medical device industries that will provide practical insights...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Early Adoption of the Unified Patent Court

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors on June 1, 2023. Nineteen actions were initiated during the first six weeks, across a range of subject areas and case values. It had been widely assumed that large companies...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 16th Annual Forum on Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe - May 23rd - 24th, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hosted by C5, the 16th Annual Forum on Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe returns 23-24 May, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Central Station, Amsterdam with curated programing for you to gain the knowledge and...more

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