28 Jun, 2024 Thou shalt not settle? Servier – the European Court of Justice’s Latest Chapter In the “Pay for Delay” Saga By Bola Ajayi Tone Oeyen Dr. Christopher Stothers Rod Carlton Enrica Schaefer Philipp Baschenhof +3 more... Show less The European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Servier on 27 June 2024, agreeing with Advocate General Juliane Kokott’s...
14 Feb, 2024 Life sciences – what to expect in 2024 By Harriet Hanks Emma Franck-Gwinnell Adam Golden 2023 was marked by some real success stories in the life sciences and healthcare space, including ground-breaking new weight loss...
28 Nov, 2023 Will English become the language of the UPC? By Alexandra Morgan Dr. Christopher Stothers Dr. Stephan Dorn Two recent UPC orders have changed the existing languages of proceedings from Dutch and German respectively to English. Is this the start...
30 Aug, 2023 Combatting greenwashing – existing toolkit, EU developments and the role of trade marks By Nicola Fish Lutz Riede Alexandra Morgan “Greenwashing” is a clear buzzword in the UK and EU. Greenwashing is the use of false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims about the...
21 Jun, 2023 UPC week 3 – what we are seeing (and not seeing) By Dr. Christopher Stothers Alexandra Morgan Dr. Stephan Dorn The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is in its third week of operations and from what is visible so far we’re seeing the life sciences sector...
09 Jun, 2023 The UPC case finder: Beware of the Leopard By Alexandra Morgan Dr. Christopher Stothers Dr. Stephan Dorn The Unified Patent Court (UPC) case finder search facility enables the public to search for cases filed in the UPC. It’s pleasing that...
12 Jan, 2023 Taxation of German-registered IP restricted following enactment of the German Annual Tax Act 2022 By Martin Rehberg Prof. Dr. Norbert Schneider Christian Sistermann Philipp Redeker Franziska Leich +2 more... Show less On 20 December 2022, the German Annual Tax Act 2022 entered into force. An essential component of this new legislation is the partial...
11 Aug, 2022 A gamechanger for antitrust compliance in China – SAMR’s draft implementing rules for anti-competitive agreements, abusive conduct and IP rights By Hazel Yin Ninette Dodoo Wenting Ge Tracy Lu Kailun Ji +2 more... Show less The second of our two-part blog on the draft implementing rules (see part one on merger control here), published by the State...
17 Jun, 2022 The EU’s proposed ban on greenwashing: What businesses need to know By Matthias Hofer Iris Amschl In recent years, the global IP landscape has seen a rapid shift as businesses seek to build and implement strategies aimed at supporting...
05 May, 2022 Joint venture partnering on renewable energy projects By Amr Omran Jon Gilbert Richard Johnson Sara Barin Annie Whiteside +2 more... Show less Joint ventures (JVs) are an increasingly popular form of business partnership on renewable energy projects, and play an important role in...
21 Apr, 2022 IP Trends in 2022 - AI and IP: A quick guide – part I By Matthias Hofer Lutz Riede Tobias Timmann Today’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology is truly transformative. From self-driving cars, chatbots to voice and facial...
14 Mar, 2022 Ukraine crisis: possible Russian countermeasures could affect foreign companies’ IP rights By Lutz Riede Tanja Temmert Miriam Benmoussa The economic implications of the conflict in Ukraine are likely to impact IP owners. Already, European IP offices (EUIPO, EPO) have ended...