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In 2021, shortly after Brexit became effective, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) established the “UK+ regime” on the exhaustion of intellectual property (IP) rights with regard to the European Economic Area (EEA)....more
May 1, 2025, marked the entry into force of most provisions of Phase I of the new Regulation (EU) 2024/2822, which forms part of the "Designs and Models Package" adopted within the European Union. This text, in addition to...more
EURid, the Registry responsible for running the .EU Top Level Domain (TLD), recently posted a publication to celebrate its 19th anniversary and highlight its achievements. EURid was incorporated under Belgian law in April...more
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The EU regulation designed to facilitate secondary use of clinical data for research brings benefits for health research, but also poses challenges for companies....more
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As NATO’s strategic priorities evolve, the accession of Finland and Sweden marks a significant shift in the alliance’s defense landscape. With these Nordic nations integrating into NATO’s security framework, their defense...more
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For years, medtech firms around the globe (and certainly European companies) introduced their products in Europe, which requires obtaining a CE mark certifying compliance with relevant EU health and safety standards, prior to...more
The Evolving Role of AI/ML in Healthcare - The use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) in healthcare is evolving rapidly and introducing new challenges. Not only are medical devices using AI for diagnostics,...more
Accountability is a pervasive AI principle. But how to put it into practice? Accountability is a pervasive AI principle. But how to put it into practice? If you’re reading this note, you likely already know three things:...more
What are we really talking about and what are the legal implications under the EU AI Act? The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to significant opportunities and challenges, especially in the realm of...more
On February 6, 2025, Dr, Reddy’s Laboratories SA (“Dr. Reddy’s”) announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (“Henlius”) for the development and commercialization of Henlius’s...more
Modern gene-editing technology, such as CRISPR/Cas technology, represents a ground-breaking advancement that has transformed our genetic engineering capabilities and has enormous potential for revolutionising medicine, food...more
The European Commission has released a new template for summarizing training data used in general-purpose artificial intelligence ("AI") models, as part of its broader AI regulatory framework....more
The landscape of design protection has seen significant developments on both sides of the Atlantic, with the U.S. undergoing a pivotal shift in design patent law following the Federal Circuit’s decision in LKQ Corporation v....more
The second half of 2024 saw a myriad of Artificial Intelligence (AI) related legal and regulatory developments for the EU and UK, critically with the EU AI Act coming into force on 1 August 2024. This has been followed by...more
As we have seen in the first article of our series, trademarks play an important role in the protection of your pharmaceutical and life science products and can add significant value. But to understand the benefits but also...more
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Innovation fuels business growth and ushers in success, yet it brings its own set of challenges. In our latest issue, we explore innovative products and processes including: - The EU’s new Unified Patent Court...more
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