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Australia: Is there an Australian rocket docket for pharma?

Australia10-11-2021Naomi Pearce and Katrina Crooks

Australian Federal Court judges are prepared to expedite patent disputes when they are satisfied that the commercial reality requires it, and to use case management strategies to avoid foreseeable litigation quagmires. While there is no “rocket docket” in Australia, we have seen complex pharma patent disputes set down for hearing within five, ten and 11 months of filing in the New South Wales and Victorian registries.

Africa: challenges of the Madrid System

Africa19-10-2021Jenny Pienaar and Kareema Shaik

The international registration system counts many African states as members but its use is patchy, explains Jenny Pienaar and Kareema Shaik of Adams & Adams Attorneys.

The Netherlands: pressure point

18-10-2021Robin Keyner

A dispute involving “Kärcher yellow” has clarified the situation for prospective colour marks, explains Robin Keyner of Arnold & Siedsma.

India: A new era of IP litigation in India

India05-10-2021DPS Parmar

While there was no immediate need to abolish a well-established and functional institution such as India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board, the global trend favours the centralised handling of certain IP disputes such as patents infringements, revocation and appeal cases.

Mexico jurisdiction report: New provisions for trademarks

Mexico30-09-2021Emilio Albarrán

The last amendments to Mexico’s IP law were issued on May 18, 2018, and confirmed through the New Mexican IP Law of July 1, 2020, incorporate some new legal figures for trademark registrations based on use. In particular, article 173 of the new Federal Law for Protection of Industrial Property in Mexico states a list of non-registrable signs.

Italy jurisdiction report: A change in IP philosophy

Italy29-09-2021Claudio Balboni and Francesco Venturoli

The Italian philosopher, semiotician, cultural critic, and novelist Umberto Eco divided the human predisposition into two categories: the “apocalyptic” on the one hand and the “integrated” on the other.

Strategies for generic/biosimilar market entry in Australia

Australia23-09-2021Naomi Pearce

After surviving the Great Patent Cliff of 2011–2016, the pharma/biopharma industry finds itself in the Second Great Patent Cliff of 2019–2024. With it we find low-hanging fruit for generic/biosimilar market entrants, and the importance of having an elegant patent strategy enabling early market entry for generics and biosimilars is underscored.

US: Distinguishing between patent searches

26-05-2021Paul J Sutton

There is a fair amount of confusion surrounding patent-related searches. This article attempts to clarify the nature of patent searches so that inventors and managers of IP will be better prepared to base their business decisions upon reliable information.

Sweden jurisdiction report: Valuable lessons in IP

Sweden26-05-2021Maria Zamkova

For nearly 30 years, the Swedish Intellectual Property Office has cooperated with the government’s agency for development cooperation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

Russia jurisdiction report: The current picture of trademarks

Russia26-05-2021Riikka Palmos

The total number of trademark applications increased again in Russia in 2020. The number of trademark filings increased last year by more than 6,000 filings compared to 2019, with 93,926 applications in total.

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