by Carolyn Haywood | Oct 10, 2023 | US & International
Background With the present appeal, Baxalta challenged the District Court’s decision to hold claims 1–4, 19, and 20 of U.S. Patent No. 7,033,590 (the ‘590 patent) invalid for lack of enablement. Independent claim 1 is representative and recites: An isolated antibody...
by Carolyn Haywood | Mar 2, 2023 | US & International
Background In August 2022, Lite-Netics, LLC ‘Lite-Netics’, who sell string lights with magnets for attaching to a surface such as a roof edge during the Christmas period, brought an infringement action against Nu Tsai Capital, LLC d/b/a Holiday Bright Lights (HBL)...
by Sean Hutchinson | Aug 9, 2022 | US & International
Background Under the Civil Code of China, “likenesses” of individuals are protected as personality rights. Specifically, no party is entitled to use an image of a person without that person’s consent. This is known as the “right to likeness” and is detailed in Article...
by Alex Bajjon | Jul 7, 2022 | US & International
Excess Claims Fees Up until now, there have been no excess claims fees in Canada and therefore minimal or no incentives for applicants to limit the number of claims in their patent applications. Under the new regime, excess claims fees will be payable for claim sets...
by Eddie Bishop | Apr 25, 2022 | US & International
Questions on the European SPC Regulation, in particular in relation to SPCs for combination products, have been raised at the CJEU many times over the years. It is therefore hoped that this newest referral may provide some much-needed clarity. Background For an SPC to...
by David Eyre | Jan 21, 2022 | Briefings, EPO, UPC, US & International
Background to the UPC The European Unitary Patent is intended to provide a further and more efficient option for enforcement of patent rights across the European Union. It is based on the European patent system which is overseen by the European Patent Organisation...
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