In district court litigation, patents can be challenged on any ground, and challenges may be based on any kind of prior art recognised by the patent statutes. Inter partes review (IPR) proceedings are, however, different. They are administrative proceedings in which...
Background to the referral The G 1/23 referral came from Board 3.3.03 in the consideration of T 0438/19, an appeal against the decision of an opposition division to reject an opposition against a European patent directed to a material for encapsulating a solar cell...
The new system replaces the 1976 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act and intends to bring South Africa into compliance with the International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (or UPOV). However, what is more interesting is how many parallels the new system draws...
This case is part of the international proceedings between Sanofi and Regeneron in relation to the injected monoclonal antibody Repatha (“evolocumab”). Repatha/evolocumab acts by targeting a protein called PCSK9 which binds to low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors...
Background The present decision stems from an appeal by Safestand against an order of the High Court declaring three of its UK registered designs (90002293490001 (“RRD 0001”), 90003121450004 (“RRD 0004”) and 90003121450005 (“RRD 0005”) (collectively, “the...
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