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[UPCKat] Access to confidential information by parties and the public in the UPC

The IPKat

The UPCKat trying to keep confidential information confidential in the UPC As part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat brings readers a roundup of how the UPC is treating confidentiality and third party access to court documents.

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Unpacking IDC v Lenovo (Part I): The approach on unpacking and comparing prior licence agreements

The IPKat

Mellor J, the Judge, explained that in very general terms he adopted the same approach as that of Birss J in Unwired Planet v Huawei [2017] EWHC 711 (Pat) ([42]). The Judge decided to adopt the same approach as in Unwired Planet v Huawei [2017] EWHC 711 (Pat) and in the US judgment TCL v Ericsson (C.D. 21, 2017) (Selna, J.)

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Has the Court of Appeal signalled the end of English judicial influence of Arrow declarations?

The IPKat

An Arrow declaration is a declaration that a product, process or use was lacking in novelty or obvious as at the priority date of a patent application. The declaration means that the applicant will have a Gillette defence to patent infringement claims about that product, process, or use. The Judge dismissed this submission.

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No "German injunction gap" expedition in Abbott v Dexcom global diabetes battle, as Mr Justice Mellor expresses "some regret"

The IPKat

A primary motivation for Abbott's expedition application was to obtain a UK court decision on the validity of four European patents in order to influence a German court considering infringement of the German EP equivalents and to prevent the problems of the "injunction gap". Libre 2 was launched in October 2020.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently-O

Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] 2] Virtually nonexistent in the patent space in the U.S. It generally amounts to more than 50% of the total settlement recovery, acknowledging, at least by basic math, that they are the primary beneficiary of the litigation.).

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Biosimilars 2021 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Yet, given fewer FDA approvals in 2020 and 2021, this year saw the lowest number of commercial launches since 2017. Then, on October 15, 2021, FDA approved a second interchangeable biosimilar, Boehringer Ingelheim’s (BI) Cyltezo ® (adalimumab-adbm) (Cyltezo ® was previously approved as a biosimilar in 2017). Commercial Launch Date.

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Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

For example, patents protect inventions, whereas copyrights protect written or recorded expressive content; trademarks protect words, symbols, logos, designs, and slogans that identify or distinguish products or services; and trade secrets protect confidential business information. Standard Setting Organizations and Patent Pools.