What rights does a patent provide? Patents grant their proprietors the right to prevent third parties from using an invention as defined by the claims in a certain territory where the patent has been granted. For products, the use means producing, importing, selling or using, by other means, the product which falls within the scope […]
Why is it important to ensure all due diligence is done on patents? What negative impact can it have on clients if they miss something small yet important? Of all of the types of intellectual property, patents are perhaps the largest driver of value in mergers and acquisitions, litigation and in the licensing marketplace. While […]
Over 70% of your company’s net worth is related to intellectual property, as the impact of Brexit remains uncertain you need to prepare for the implications of Brexit on your company’s IP rights, to ensure you are fully prepared when the UK becomes a third country.
Biologics are an increasing share of the pharmaceutical market, and many of them are monoclonal antibody drugs. For broad claims to such antibodies, satisfying the written description and enablement requirements is becoming more difficult, as can be seen in an ongoing patent dispute between Amgen and Sanofi for their monoclonal PCSK9 inhibitor antibody drugs for […]
It is commonly believed that if you choose to keep innovations a secret, then you cannot attempt to patent them. If you attempt to patent them, you obviously cannot keep them secret, because they will be published about 18 months after the earliest claimed priority date. In addition, many non-US based companies believe that a […]
The European Union’s highest court will have another opportunity to consider the issue of the liability of online platforms for copyright infringing content uploaded and shared by users.
If a company believes their IP has been breached, what are the legal options available in Austria? If the breach comes from outside of the EU, how can this be dealt with? The best way to act upon a situation like this is to seek help from your lawyer ASAP! Austria has an established legal […]
How can intellectual property be protected and developed? In terms of the main legal mechanisms applicable in the Czech Republic, works are copyright-protected immediately upon their creation and do not have to be registered for this copyright to take effect. A different procedure applies to industrial property rights (such as trademarks, patents, utility models and […]
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