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The UPC at six months: the key trends

The new pan-EU court has already shaken up the European patent landscape

$210 million jury verdict against Tata Consultancy Services highlights the potential pitfalls in hiring staff from competitors

CSC’s success in a Texas court provides takeaways on trade secrets policies and litigation strategy

AbbVie’s assertion of Rinvoq patent thicket echoes Humira disputes strategy

Recent lawsuits demonstrate that large pharma patent estates are not limited to biosimilar disputes

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Five key takeaways from SCOTUS’ landmark Amgen v Sanofi enablement ruling

The Supreme Court yesterday handed down one of the most anticipated patent decisions in decades

19 May 2023

UPC central division will have branch in Milan, Italian government announces

But there’s no clarity yet on the new section’s competencies

19 May 2023

German court issues first ever AASI in life sciences case

The Munich Regional Court has also granted a permanent injunction against NanoString Technologies

18 May 2023

US PTAB ruling shakes ground of VLSI’s $2.18 billion patent verdict

The IPR came with plenty of drama and now Intel has claimed victory invalidating and cancelling the asset, while an appeal of the judgment awaits oral argument

16 May 2023

SCOTUS turns down much-watched ‘skinny label’ appeal in blow to generic drug companies

The decision, leaving in place a polarising Federal Circuit decision, has significant implications for life sciences IP strategies

16 May 2023

Patent holders flee Delaware as disclosure orders continue to bite

The latest IAM-Docket Navigator report takes a deep dive into filing trends, breaking cases down by technology centre and top parties, following Judge Colm Connolly’s transparency requirements

15 May 2023

Biogen’s European exclusivity boost is silver lining following US Tecfidera disaster

Following a catastrophic loss of exclusivity stateside, the company has received a boost in the EU

12 May 2023

Gilead scores major victory in controversial $1 billion dispute with US government

Delaware jury rules against the federal government in a big-money patent infringement suit being closely watched by policymakers.

11 May 2023

How Netlist uses IP licensing negotiations to boost manufacturing

In an exclusive interview, CK (Chuck) Hong, CEO of memory module firm Netlist, recounts the birth of its patent licensing programme and how IP helps fuel its products business

10 May 2023

Examining the court data linking Unified Patents' PTAB petitions with its members

The USPTO’s proposed rulemaking package and its potential impact promoted a deep dive on Docket Navigator

08 May 2023

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