News archive for May 2018
All of our news from May 2018
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MIP Stars 2018
May 2018
Managing Intellectual Property IP STARS 2018 - The list of highly recommended IP professionals has now been published. The firm is delighted to have 13 IP Stars listed for 2018.
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AG Opinion in the Truvada SPC case: are the issues specifically and precisely identifiable for the CJEU?
May 2018
AG Wathelet has given his opinion on the “thorny issue” of the criteria for determining whether an active ingredient or combination of active ingredients of a medicinal product is “protected by a basic patent in force” within the meaning of the SPC Regulation (Article 3(a) of Regulation No 469/2009).
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HGF announces 2 new Partners
May 2018
HGF Ltd is delighted to announce that from the 1st of May 2018, Kieran Killough and Dr Susan Keston have been promoted to Partner, increasing the Partner group to 53 Partners.
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UK ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement
May 2018
On World IP day last week, the UK Minister for Intellectual Property, Sam Gyimah MP, confirmed that the UK has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA). The announcement from UKIPO can be read here. Simultaneously, the UK also deposited its formal instrument of ratification, making 16 countries in total having ratified the UPCA.
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