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Book Review: Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd Edition

The IPKat

The first edition of Intellectual Property Law in China (IPLCN) was the first of a bunch of goodies this Kat enthusiastically gathered from the incomparable IP library of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI). However, the authors aimed higher.

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HOW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW CAN SOLVE LITIGATION SURROUNDING THE HATCH-WAXMAN ACT BROUGHT BY THE COURT’S DECISION IN BRAEBURN V. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION

JIPL Online

In fact, over the centuries, patent law has developed a formal approach for evaluating a product’s “innovation.” The FDA can find comfort knowing that the law, particularly intellectual property (IP) law, has already defined “innovation.” Intellectual Property Law: Cases & Materials 124 (5th ed.

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The Chicken Sandwich Wars: A Sampling of Intellectual Property Law in the Fast Food Industry

LexBlog IP

As of July 2021, at least 20 different fast food restaurants had either revamped their chicken sandwich or introduced it to their menus. Trade secret law has become the protection of choice over patent law for recipes in the food industry because a trade secret can grant proprietary rights in perpetuity while a patent only lasts for 20 years.

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How about personalized medicine? Is the IP and Regulatory legal framework ready for this?

The IPKat

He has acted as an advisor to the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Commission, the European Parliament, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). He teaches European, U.S He teaches European, U.S

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Amendment of German patent law: small step or giant leap for proportionality?

The IPKat

Thus, the GPA will henceforth include an explicit proportionality defense to permanent injunctions in patent law. Reportedly, several German patent judges immediately commented along similar lines [ here ]. here , at 5]; novel generations of pharmaceuticals that make prior patent clearance difficult [e.g. here and here ].

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Guest Post by Prof. Hrdy & Dan Brean: The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction

Patently-O

Hrdy, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at University of Akron School of Law, and Daniel H. Brean, Senior In-House Intellectual Property Counsel, Respiratory Care, Philips. Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? 3d 1374 (2021). Guest post by Camilla A.

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Obituary - Professor Margaret Sophia Moy Llewelyn (1962-2021)

The IPKat

I felt honoured and fortunate to start my career with these two to guide me; both such wonderful, kind and supportive people as well as leaders in intellectual property law. Margaret was born in Romsey, Hampshire on the 7th October 1962, to Mair and Tom Llewelyn both with strong roots in and links to Wales.