: (GenericsWeb), Europe: New EBA referral T 1319/04 regarding patentability of known medicament for new treatment of same illness: (IPKat), Europe: Patentability of biotechnology in Europe: (IAM), Europe: New EPO Enlarged Board case referrals: T1319/04 Dosage Regimen, T1242/06 Essential Biological Process: (Hal Wegner), Thailand: Compulsory licensing: Affordable health for Thailand thanks to Matrix Labs: (Spicy IP), Thailand: European Parliament set to reprimand Mandelson for… [read post]

You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com]   Highlights this week included: The end of William Patry’s blog: (Patry Copyright Blog), (Excess Copyright), (Patently-O), (Chicago IP Litigation Blog), (Michael Geist), (The Fire of Genius), (Techdirt), (Patry Copyright Blog), Kitchin J clarifies scope of biotech patents, in particular gene sequence patents: Eli Lilly & Co v Human Genome Sciences:… [read post]

You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com] Highlights this week included: WHO members near accord on global strategy on IP and health: (Intellectual Property Watch), (GenericsWeb), (Gowlings), (IAM), Copiepresse seeks up to €49 million from Google in lawsuit over right to feature links to publishers’ content on internet: (IPKat), (Ars Technica), (Techdirt), (Out-Law), (IP Law360) Singapore ‘image… [read post]

: (IPBiz), US: Proposals for the approval of generic biologics under consideration: (Pharmacapsules@Gowlings), US: A paradigm shift in obviousness for pharma, biotech: (IP Law360), US: USPTO’s Bruce Kisliuk addresses ACI Pharma/biotech patent claim drafting and prosecution conference: (Patent Docs), US: New bill to provide biotech companies Sarbanes-Oxley relief: (California Biotech Law Blog), US: Biotech and pharma companies spent millions on lobbying in 2007: (Patent… [read post]