28 Oct, 2021 Royalty Pharma Collection Trust v Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH: a costly misunderstanding and a lesson on the drafting of royalty clauses By Ellen Lambrix Earlier this month, His Honour Judge Hacon (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) handed down his decision in Royalty Pharma Collection...
28 Oct, 2021 Non-compliance with new witness statement rules leads to redaction of witness statements at trial By Freya Ollerearnshaw In a case earlier this month, the Technology and Construction Court has considered cross applications in respect of witness statements...
26 Oct, 2021 A summer "boom" for venture capital investment in the United Kingdom, with a focus on sustainability-driven scaleups By Bristows After two particularly high quarters in 2021, UK scaleups continued to attract funding from across the globe during the third quarter. A...
22 Oct, 2021 CMA to assess music streaming industry By Matthew Hunt Earlier this week the CMA announced plans to carry out a market study on music streaming. The CMA is still determining the final scope of...
21 Oct, 2021 The Government's blueprint to make the UK the best place in the world for green and sustainable investment By Bristows HM Treasury has published its latest policy paper, Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing, which sets out a roadmap on...
21 Oct, 2021 Data saves lives...but trust is vital By Bristows "Utilising data within health and social care - priorities for data-sharing, delivering efficiencies, and driving research and...
20 Oct, 2021 Fierce Biotech: Cell and Gene Therapy virtual event By Ellen Lambrix "From growing cells to growing pains: navigating new obstacles in cell & gene therapy". That was the headline for the virtual Fierce...
18 Oct, 2021 European Commission plans to extend IVDR transitional Period By Ewan MacAulay Users and manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic devices ("IVDs") can breathe a little easier after the European Commission announced last...
18 Oct, 2021 BIA Bioscience Forum: a new era of biotechnology By Ellen Lambrix On 14 October, the BIA hosted its annual Bioscience Forum event. I was very pleased to attend in person (a novelty given the past 18...
15 Oct, 2021 No, this is not “yet another application to expedite a patent trial in the UK”. But it is good news for those wanting to list quickly. By Claire Phipps-Jones Back in 2015, Arnold J issued two practice statements confirming that, where possible, trials should be heard within 12 months of the...
15 Oct, 2021 Sorafenib - a case of obviousness with an interesting postscript By Claire Phipps-Jones On 8 October, Mellor J. handed down a judgment in the case of Teva v Bayer, holding claim 12 of Bayer's patent invalid for obviousness...
13 Oct, 2021 Epic Games and Apple both [app]eal antitrust judgment By Matthew Hunt Last month I jotted down a few thoughts on the ND California judgment in Epic and Apple's dispute over in-app payments on the App Store....