Key Revisions to the Chinese Guidelines for Patent Examination Supplementary Data Historically, in China, the rules on submitting supplementary data in favour of sufficiency and/or inventive step have been very strict throughout patent prosecution. This was bad news...
Background The patent at issue in the present case was US7,772,209, claim 1 of which is shown below. Claim 1 A method for administering pemetrexed disodium to a patient in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of folic acid and an effective amount...
A summary of the changes for 2021 and key points for right holders to note are provided below. Patents and Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) The UK’s membership of the European Patent Convention and the ability for UK attorneys to represent clients...
As a brief recap, claim 1 of Eli Lilly’s patent requires vitamin B12 + Pemetrexed disodium and claim 2 requires vitamin B12 + Pemetrexed disodium + folic binding protein. The potential infringer, Fresenius, used a composition including Pemetrexed tromethamine in...
Overview of decision On 6 November 2020, the EPO Technical Board of Appeal (TBA) formally (and finally) handed down its written decision in T844/18 relating to priority and confirmed revocation of the Broad Institute Inc.’s CRISPR/Cas9 patent EP2771468[3]. This...
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