Year: 2017
The UK Unjustified Threats Act receives royal assent
On 27 April 2017, the long awaited Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act received royal assent. The Act now requires secondary …
Further delay for the Unitary Patent
Executive summary
It is reported that the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) has asked …
Triple combination SPC held invalid
In March 2017, the UK High court held that Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation’s (MSD) SPC for an anti-HIV triple …
Another raft of questions concerning patent term extensions (SPCs) referred to the CJEU
The CJEU has been busy recently answering questions concerning the SPC Regulation, which is aimed at providing a patent term …
UK court grants declarations allowing biosimilar companies to “clear the way” of secondary patents
In the latest of a series of related judgements between the parties, the UK High Court has granted so-called “Arrow” …
The latest on the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
For the unitary patent package (which includes a Unitary Patent and a Unified Patent Court structure) to come into effect, …
Forresters partner Charlotte Teall takes on the Barcelona Ironman® 70.3® during the INTA conference
Charlotte Teall (left in the photo) successfully took part in the Barcelona Ironman® 70.3® with a group of …
Forresters – Conversion to Limited Liability Partnership as from 1 April 2017
In line with many other professional services providers, Forresters is converting to a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) – No. OC416271.…
The UK prime minister, Theresa May, has today invoked Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, which officially begins the …
