The forthcoming unitary patent system and Unified Patent Court promise to make applying for patents in Europe and litigating infringements simpler and less costly for applicants.
Europe’s much anticipated unitary patent system and Unified Patent Court (UPC) are set to enter into operation on 1 June, marking the most significant development in the European patent landscape since the signing of the European Patent Convention 50 years ago.
As of June, users of the new system will be able to apply to the European Patent Office for a...
There are now three draft versions of the legislative text that will overhaul the framework governing pharmaceuticals in the EU. Lawyers explain how the approaches proposed by the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the EU differ and highlight implications for industry.
England’s Court of Appeal has upheld a Competition Appeal Tribunal’s 2023 finding that Advanz and its former owner Cinven abused their dominant position in the UK market for liothyronine tablets by charging prices that were many orders of magnitude higher than the benchmark for fair pricing.
Linerixibat, GSK's treatment for cholestatic pruritus in patients with primary biliary cholangitis, is among the latest products that have been filed for review by the European Medicines Agency for potential EU marketing approval.
While treatments for scleroderma are in development, none are approved for the condition that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The European Medicines Agency says guidance on how to design development programs for the disorder is needed.
England’s Court of Appeal has upheld a Competition Appeal Tribunal’s 2023 finding that Advanz and its former owner Cinven abused their dominant position in the UK market for liothyronine tablets by charging prices that were many orders of magnitude higher than the benchmark for fair pricing.
Linerixibat, GSK's treatment for cholestatic pruritus in patients with primary biliary cholangitis, is among the latest products that have been filed for review by the European Medicines Agency for potential EU marketing approval.
US FDA critics have long decried the practice of using informal communications to convey regulatory expectations as podium policy. In the Makary era, the phrase may need to be updated because the agency now seems to be specializing in policy by podcast.
