Snyders’ Heart Valve Patent Snyders’ patent was to an artificial heart valve that crucially can be inserted into place without removing the native damaged valve. This is explicitly stated in the description with further details of how the artificial valve...
Background The UK courts have long been considered the leading forum for resolving international FRAND licensing disputes. If an implementer of the invention operates in the UK without a licence, the SEP owner can force the implementer into taking a global portfolio...
Paediatrics Regulation In Europe, Orphan Medicinal Products are medicinal products that are intended for the treatment of conditions that affect no more than 5 in 10,000 people in the EU. In order to incentivise the development of treatments for these rare conditions,...
Previously, most contracting states of the European Patent Convention (EPC) require the filing of a translation of the specification in order for a granted European patent to come into force in that state. This validation process and, in particular, the requirement...
Background Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) are available under EU law to effectively compensate patent owners for some of the lost patent protection that inevitability occurs due to the time it takes to obtain marketing authorisation. Article 3 of the SPC...
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