7/17/2026 9:24:10 AM Say what you like about the competition! No fines for Sanofi in EC disparagement case By Sean-Paul Brankin On 26 June, the European Commission (EC) announced the opening of a competition law investigation into allegations of a campaign of...
7/2/2026 2:31:35 PM Bristows successfully defends provisional measures application at the UPC Court of Appeal By Liz Cohen Naoise Gaffney Rachael Cartwright Eden Winlow Florence Plisner Hannah Rigby Fariha Chowdhury Megan Lockie +5 more... Show less We are proud to report our successful defence for SOPHiA GENETICS of a PI application brought by Guardant Health Inc in the UPC Court of...
6/25/2026 3:49:11 PM A bitter pill: Court of Appeal restores CMA’s Phenytoin excessive pricing decision By Edwin Bond Iva Gobac On 19 June 2026, the Court of Appeal (CoA) issued its judgment in Pfizer/Flynn v CMA, drawing a line under the long-running UK phenytoin...
6/5/2026 4:57:37 PM Skinny labelling after Hikma v Amarin: active inducement in the US Supreme Court By Amy Howlett On 4 June 2026, the US Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v Amarin Pharma, finding that Amarin Pharma...
6/5/2026 9:49:34 AM Life Sciences disputes: navigating causation and damages in an uncertain world By Francion Brooks As part of London International Disputes Week 2026, Bristows and Oxera hosted a discussion on causation, counterfactuals and damages in...
6/1/2026 10:47:53 AM UK venture capital: a market rebounding? By Jamie May Despite a backdrop of persistent geopolitical uncertainty, the UK venture capital (VC) space has entered a period of renewed growth and...
6/1/2026 8:39:40 AM Testing Italy’s patience: Biogen investigated over alleged abuse in MS treatment market By Edwin Bond Antonia Kendrick The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has launched an investigation into whether Biogen has used its blockbuster multiple sclerosis...
5/28/2026 4:05:56 PM Practical PI lessons at the UPC Court of Appeal: 8 things Abbott v Sinocare teaches us By Eden Winlow Lessons from UPC_CoA_901/2025 based on the Order of 17 April 2026 and attendance at the oral hearing Preliminary injunction (PI) practice...
5/21/2026 11:21:37 AM Official UPC Year in Review – Five highlights from 2025 By Chris Dixon The Unified Patent Court (UPC) recently released its second official Annual Review, a copy of which can be found on the UPC’s website at...
4/30/2026 1:43:10 PM State capital meets supercomputing – the UK Government’s Sovereign AI fund announcement By Oliver Alsop At a glanceThe UK Government has launched Sovereign AI, a £500m state-backed investment fund established to invest in British AI...
4/17/2026 10:00:23 AM Ten takeaways from the EDPB's draft guidelines on scientific research By Hannah Crowther I have now waded through all 66 pages of the European Data Protection Board’s draft guidelines on scientific research, and here’s a...
4/17/2026 9:33:44 AM Podcast: A conversation with Anya By Ellie Handy In this episode, Ellie Handy is joined by Dr Chen Mao Davies, Founder and CEO of Anya, to explore what it really takes to bring a digital...