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Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc, No. 2022-1147 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 19, 2023)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Background Amgen produces and markets apremilast, a medication for the treatment of certain types of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, under the brand name Otezla. Sandoz submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) seeking approval to market a generic version of apremilast. Holding(s) No.

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Evaluating the efficacy of Competition Commission Amendment Act, 2023

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Incorporating a novel focus on the digital market environment, the Competition Amendment Act, 2023 stands out as one of the most momentous changes made to the Competition Act of 2002 in the last two decades. The modifications intend to modify the 2002 Competition Act. This promotes transparency and teamwork.

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CJEU confirms that partial designs may be protected as unregistered designs (but conditions apply)

The IPKat

In it, the CJEU confirmed that an Unregistered Community Design under Regulation 6/2002 may vest in a partial design (which the CJEU defines as “a section of the ‘whole’ that is the product”). 4(2) of Regulation 6/2002 [i.e., 11(2) of Regulation 6/2002 (para. 11(2) of Regulation 6/2002 (para. 6(1) of Regulation 6/2002.

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Coffee capsules, reels and vacuum cleaner bags:  Can you protect the industrial design of components?

Garrigues Blog

of Regulation 6/2002 on Community designs (Regulation 6/2002) excludes the protection of component parts of complex products that are not visible during the normal use of the product. of Regulation 6/2002. of Regulation 6/2002). Specifically, article 4.2 Article 4.3

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Understanding the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine: Protecting Trade Secrets in Employment Transitions

IP and Legal Filings

Initially, the doctrine was applied only to employees in technical fields, but courts have stretched it to cover employees in possession of a range of trade secrets, such as financial, manufacturing, production, and marketing information. 4th 1443, 1446 (2002). 4-02-CV-90267, 2002 U.S. Iowa July 5, 2002). Consumer L.

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Competition Amendment Bill, 2022

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction On August 5, 2022, the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, to amend the Competition Act, 2002, was introduced in the Indian Parliament. The timing of approval of the Bill, and its coming into effect, is uncertain at present. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post Competition Amendment Bill, 2022 first appeared on IPLF.

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Sonos V. Google: The Patent Wars

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

It was formed in 2002. During the continuation of trial in 2023, Sonos asserted that this form of infringement by Google had caused Sonos to lose one-fifth of their market valuation in 2023. The primary contention here is that Google was accused of infringing Sonos’ patents covering their sound technology and smart speakers.

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