23 May, 2023 10 days and counting until the UPC opens for business - what is the opt-out take up now? By Juliet Hibbert There are only 10 days left of the 'sunrise period' before the long-awaited Unified Patent Court (UPC) opens its doors for business in...
22 May, 2023 EU Regulation relating to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) – will this make it through to EU legislation? By Juliet Hibbert There was a leak, there was speculation and finally the formal proposal for a EU Regulation on standard essential patents issued on 27...
19 May, 2023 AI as a Medical Device By Sophie Vo To add to all the chatter about AI, let's talk about AI as a medical device. Last month, the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory...
18 May, 2023 Poland implements the ECN+ Directive, and much more By Szymon Gołębiowski On 20 May 2023, the amendment to the Polish Act on Competition and Consumers Protection (the “Amendment”) will enter into force. The main...
17 May, 2023 Brexit, sunset(s) and IP laws – where are we now? By Heidi Hurdle Last Wednesday evening, news broke that the UK government had “shelved” the sunset clause in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform)...
17 May, 2023 New guidance from the European Commission on abuse of dominance By Morten Nissen If you, as I am, are passionate about antitrust, it will not have escaped you that the European Commission has amended its 2008 guidance...
16 May, 2023 Bird & Bird Sweden presents: all you need to know ahead of the holiday season! Part #1 of 6: what are the main rules regarding annual leave in Sweden? By Madelene Ackheim Did you know that Sweden has one of the best annual leave policies in the world? 🌍The employee holiday planning has started! Are you and...
10 May, 2023 Proposed updates to the regulation of medical devices By Sophie Vo While it might be challenging for manufacturers of medical devices to navigate the evolving landscape of medical device regulations in...
03 May, 2023 Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation Updates By Tenisha Cramer Dr Saskia King The Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (“MVBER”) (which was set to expire on 31 May 2023) has been prolonged by the European...
03 May, 2023 Not long now - UK Supreme Court publishes SkyKick hearing dates! By Heidi Hurdle Yesterday, the UK Supreme Court finally published the dates it will hear the long awaited SkyKick v Sky appeal and it's not long to wait!...
03 May, 2023 What the replication crisis means for AI and drug discovery By Phillipus Putter Back in May 2016, the scientific publication Nature surveyed over 1,500 researchers to find out how reproducible their work was. This...
27 Apr, 2023 New EU IP harmonization proposals - SEPs, SPCs and compulsory licences By Juliet Hibbert Today, the European Commission has proposed new Regulations in relation to Standard Essential Patents, Compulsory Licenses, and...
26 Apr, 2023 Is there a second, antitrust bottom beneath the Italian beach? By Szymon Gołębiowski On 20 April 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment requiring the Municipality of Ginosa to apply an open...
26 Apr, 2023 Single-arm clinical trials: EMA launches consultation By Phillipus Putter In contrast to randomised controlled trials (RCTs), single-arm clinical trials (SATs) are relatively simple by design: a sample of...
26 Apr, 2023 UK government demonstrates its commitment to IP in latest IPO priorities By Heidi Hurdle Yesterday, on the eve of World IP Day, the UK Intellectual Property Office published its priorities for 2023 - 2024 demonstrating the UK...
24 Apr, 2023 Unitary Patents are just around the corner - but can you find them? By Juliet Hibbert The EU Unified Patent (UP) launches on 1 June 2023 - so there is just over one month left before the European Patent Office (EPO) starts...