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Linda Liu & Partners

On Efficiency of China’s Drug-Related Patent Term Compensation System based on “Effective protection period”

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China’s state council issued State Council Degree No. 769 on December 21, 2023 to enact the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law (Amended in 2023) (hereinafter referred to as “the Implementing Regulations (Amended in...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

Foley Hoag LLP

Milan: Where Life Sciences Patents Are Now in Fashion

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As of June 2024, Milan will begin hearing cases regarding patents classified in IPC Section (A), which includes pharmaceuticals. Milan will have competence to hear revocation actions, as well as actions for declaration of...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Complimentary Conference] Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation - February 23rd - 24th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CET

15 Years of Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe - C5’s Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe will take place 23–24 February, 2022 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This is the only industry-shaping event that...more

Dechert LLP

UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter: Life Sciences: What's new in France? The Santen case and the notion of second medical...

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How to interpret the notion of second medical use with regards to SPCs? This is the question which was asked of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by the court of appeal of Paris on behalf of the French...more

McDermott Will & Emery

European SPC Manufacturing Waiver Goes into Force

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Newly issued EU Regulation 2019/933 provides supplementary protection certificate exemptions for exporting and stockpiling active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicinal products if certain anti-abuse requirements are met....more

Hogan Lovells

EU SPC Manufacturing Waiver Now in Force

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The SPC Manufacturing Waiver (the "Waiver") is now in force, effective from 1 July 2019 (Regulation 2019/933 amending the SPC Regulation 2009/469).  The Waiver has been introduced with the stated aim of putting EU generic and...more

Jones Day

The Proposed SPC Export Manufacturing Waiver: Really a Balanced Approach?

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The Situation: For the pharmaceutical industry, supplementary protection certificates ("SPC") are probably the most valuable IP rights. While the scope of protection of an SPC is determined separately from the scope of...more

Hogan Lovells

European Commission proposes SPC waiver for EU biosimilars or generics manufactured solely for export from the EU

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On 28 May 2018, the European Commission published a draft regulation amending Regulation 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

News from Abroad: Antibodies in the European Patent Office -- Advanced Guide to Drafting and Prosecution

The European Patent Office (EPO) applies the same basic patentability criteria to antibodies as to other inventions, but it can sometimes appear that antibodies are treated as a special case. Originally published in J A...more

Smart & Biggar

Bill C-30 to implement CETA tabled in Canadian Parliament: implications for pharmaceuticals

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On October 31, 2016, the day following the signing of CETA, the Canadian Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, tabled Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

News from Abroad: Court of Appeal Refers Questions on Specific Mechanism to Court of Justice of European Union

Merck Canada Inc and Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd v Sigma Pharmaceuticals plc - Prior to their accession to the European Patent Convention, several states did not allow patent protection for pharmaceutical products. To...more

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