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LSPN North America Spring 2023

March 2023

HGF are gold sponsors of the LSPN North America Spring 2023 in Boston on the 3 – 4th of May.

Brought to you by Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review, this in-person event presents an unrivalled gathering of in-house patent counsel pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

HGF Patent Director Dr Lauris Kemp is speaking alongside Daniel Rudoy, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, on ‘The WHAT, WHY and HOW of protecting the IP in your Bioinformatics and AI inventions’.

HGF Partner and Patent Attorney Dr Claire Irvine is hosting a CRISPR roundtable on Day 2, of the event, on ‘Navigating the Current CRISPR Patent and Licensing Landscape’. HGF Patent Director Marie Walsh is hosting a roundtable session on Day 2, of the event, on ‘Current Challenges and Sharing Solutions in Precision Medicine Protection’.

Latest updates

The UPC has opened its doors! See the latest updates and advice on the UPC here.

The European patent system has had the biggest change in a generation – on 1 June 2023 the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and a new “unitary patent” or “European patent …

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Event - 2nd June 2023

Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) Masterclass - Demystifying Energy Transition

HGF will be attending the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) Demystifying Energy Transition Masterclass on the 28th of June in Aberdeen. This masterclass will aim to demystify the energy transition giving …

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A new dawn for European patents and patent litigation - 1 June 2023

Just as the UPC’s sunrise phase has ended, a new dawn is breaking for European patents and patent litigation.  After many years of anticipation, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and …

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Event - 29th June 2023

Dublin IP and R&D Summit

HGF are sponsors of the Dublin IP and R&D Summit on the 29th of June at the Dublin Convention Centre. Covering two days, the conference will host panels and stand-alone …

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EU Draft legislation on SPCs released

On 27 April 2023 the EU published 4 draft proposals regarding SPCs. Two of these proposals are completely new and propose the creation of Unitary SPCs: COM(2023)222 for medicinal product …

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Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2023

After months of research, Managing IP has published the IP Stars list for 2023. HGF is delighted to have 23 attorneys from England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands and Germany recognised and …

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