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MediGene acquires exclusive rights to key patent for its lead cancer product
Thursday 3 April 2008
MediGene AG has acquired exclusive rights to a European Patent relating to lipid complexes that can destroy endothelial cells. Originally granted to the University of California, the patent covers technology used in MediGene’s lead cancer product, EndoTAG-1. This technology is being used to develop other products as well, the company said.
Location
Germany
Patent reform receives more political support in the EU
Friday 1 February 2008
A proposal to create a single jurisdiction for the litigation of patent disputes in the European Union is gathering political support.
Location
Slovenia
Revised European Patent Convention comes into force in December
Wednesday 14 November 2007
The European Patent Convention (EPC), a multilateral treaty establishing the legal framework for patent awards in Europe, has been updated and the new agreement is scheduled to take effect on 13 December 2007. It succeeds the original Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973.
Location
United Kingdom
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Proposal for EU patent-litigation system supported by judges
Tuesday 13 November 2007
Patent judges from around Europe have signalled their support for a proposal that would create a single jurisdiction for the litigation of patent disputes in the European Union.
Location
United Kingdom
The London Agreement on patents gets the go ahead in France
Friday 12 October 2007
The French Senate has approved the London Agreement, which reduces the translation requirements for patents in Europe.
Location
France
Marks & Clerk to absorb the Lloyd Wise Group
Wednesday 29 August 2007
Marks & Clerk is to absorb the Lloyd Wise Group in a merger scheduled for completion by the end of 2007. Both firms are patent and trade mark attorneys based in London.
Location
United Kingdom
US patent reform would have worldwide impact
Wednesday 22 August 2007
A proposed reform of US patent law, which is now before the US Congress, could have a significant impact on European life science companies doing business in the US as well as on efforts towards international patent harmonisation.
Location
United Kingdom
Will India’s patent rejection be taken up by the WTO?
Wednesday 15 August 2007
Novartis AG is seeking to get a decision by India’s Patent Office overturned by the country’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) despite losing a separate appeal in the High Court.
Location
Denmark
New medicines legislation in The Netherlands
Tuesday 10 July 2007
The Netherlands has updated the rules governing the dispensing of pharmaceuticals, as well as the responsibilities of the national regulator, the Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB), in a major revision of its medicines legislation.
Location
United Kingdom
International biotech patent filings drop by two thirds over four years
Wednesday 13 June 2007
The number of international patent applications filed by biotechnology companies under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) dropped by two-thirds from 2002 to 2006, while applications to national and regional agencies were little changed over the same period, according to the UK solicitors, Marks & Clerk.
Location
United Kingdom
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