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Managing IP Rising Stars 2024

October 2024

We are delighted to announce that 12 of our esteemed attorneys have been listed in the 2024 Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) Rising Stars guide! This prestigious recognition highlights the best up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners who are making significant contributions to their clients’ success and the broader IP community.

The Managing IP Stars selection process is highly competitive, with individuals evaluated based on their expertise, contributions to their firms, and active involvement in the intellectual property field. For the 2024 edition, the Managing IP research team used comprehensive data, specifically firm submissions and market feedback, to determine the most promising talent in the industry.

Congratulations to the HGF attorneys who are listed:

Read the full rankings below.

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The EPO Board of Appeal comments on the scope of the morality exclusion from patentability

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T 1847/22: Procedural considerations in appeal: Re-ordering of requests and the impact on admissibility

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In the latest development on the new proposed legislation for the regulation of NGT (gene-edited) plants in the EU, the Polish Presidency have proposed an amendment which removes the proposed …

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T 0295/22: EPO Technical Board of Appeal relies on “bonus effect” case law to find Amgen’s patent to orally administered apremilast lacking in inventive step

This case concerned Amgen’s European patent no. 2962690 for apremilast, a drug sold under the brand name Otezla®, licensed for the treatment of e.g., psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.  The patent …

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UPC’s CFI (Milan) extends deadline to file defence to infringement claim to align with parallel EPO appeal proceedings

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