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US Supreme Court decision in Amgen v Sanofi: The European Perspective

The IPKat

The US Supreme Court recently ruled in the high profile Amgen versus Sanofi patent dispute. 2021 ), the Supreme Court found Amgen's function and epitope defined PCSK9 antibody patents to lack enablement ( Amgen Inc v Sanofi, No. The patents in dispute in Amgen v Sanofi defined a class of antibodies by their function and epitope.

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A Relook at Business Methods in light of Madras High Court’s Decision in Priya Randolph v. Deputy Controller 

SpicyIP

The findings of this short judgement have possible significant implications on the jurisprudence regarding 3(k) and business methods in the Patent Act. The Controller of Patents and Designs in July which had rejected a patent application for being primarily a claim to business method. extracted in Para 5 of judgement).

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EPO Appeal Board Affirms Only Humans Can Be Inventors

Intepat

It is still rethinking how to approach and solve challenges in a wide range of sectors. The question then becomes whether these AI-generated inventions are patentable under present patent law. The question then becomes whether these AI-generated inventions are patentable under present patent law. BACKGROUND.

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Around the IP Blogs

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with specific examples of how well-known companies are filing trade mark applications related to the use of tokens in virtual environments. with specific examples of how well-known companies are filing trade mark applications related to the use of tokens in virtual environments. Meanwhile, in Japan, Apple Inc.

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SMEs, Universities and Research Organisations Most Disadvantaged by Lack of a Patent Filing Grace Period, says EPO Study

LexBlog IP

Over the past two decades or so, the number of major jurisdictions offering some form of general ‘grace period’ for filing of patent applications has grown significantly. compare the perceived level of legal uncertainty that would be generated by the introduction of a grace period under different design options.

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The IPKat EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) Year in Review 2021

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This year also saw release of the EBA decision on double-patenting and a new referral on the thorny issue of plausibility and post-published evidence. As the year draws to a close, we also have news of a new referral to the EBA on the EPO's co-applicant approach to priority. Double-trouble ??

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Benefits and pitfalls of functional patent claims (and why the UK is out of step with the EPO on claim construction): Astellas v Teva [2023] EWHC 2571 (Pat)

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In the recent UK decision Astellas v Teva [2023] EWHC 2571 (Pat) Mr Justice Mellor in the High Court considered sufficiency, inventive step and infringement of Astellas' formulation patent for mirabegron. The decision also deviates from EPO practice on sufficiency and the inventive step of selection inventions.