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The European Commission's blueprint for Intellectual Property Rights – what's in it for the medical devices industry?

The Commission has decided that the existing mix of European and national rules are no longer adapted and need to be modernised. As IP lawyer I welcome this initiative. Although I have…

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EU court puts major stick in wheel of single EU patent court

Today the Court of Justice of the EU delivered its much awaited opinion about the compatibility of the envisaged European and EU patent court with the EU treaties, as requested by the…

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EU moves forward on singlish EU patent

It’s not breaking news anymore, but important anyway as this dossier is moving: the EU Parliament approved going forward with the singlish EU patent (singlish because not all EU member states are…

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New EU competition rules on R&D, information exchange and standards

The European Commission has revised its rules for the assessment of co-operation agreements between competitors, so called horizontal co-operation agreements. The most important changes for the medical devices industry are in the…

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