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27 Jan
Patent monopolies and the pandemic emergency: Obstacle or opportunity?
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic generated extensive debate regarding equitable access to vaccines and medical treatments. In this framework, discussion of the role of patents in health care came to the fore: Are patents a resource, or are they instead an obstacle to the widespread protection of public health during a pandemic emergency?
15 Apr 21
Pay-for-delay: The Court of Justice clarifies the scope of “by object” restrictions and “potential competition” in patent settlement cases
On March 25, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on appeal in the Lundbeck case, confirming the previous judgement of the General Court that upheld the decision of the European Commission on pharmaceutical “pay-for-delay” agreements.
20 Jul 20
Supplementary protection certificates and Court of Justice: clarifications on the conditions for obtaining a supplementary protection certificate
On July 9, 2020, the Court of Justice (the “Court”) ruled on supplementary protection certificates (“SPCs”) in case C-673/18.
10 Jun 20
The new CJEU judgment on Regulation No. 469/2009/EC, in Royalty Pharma case C- 650/17 and the role of independent inventive activity
In the new case Royalty Pharma C-650/17 the CJEU provided further clarifications on the interpretation of Article 3(a) of Regulation No. 469/2009/EC for products covered by a functional definition but developed after the filing date of the patent as a result of an independent inventive step.
German Constitutional Court declared that Act of Approval to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court is void
6 Feb 20
Tender for the supply of medicine based on a patented active ingredient: a legal profile
With judgment No. 29 of January 9, 2020, the Administrative Court of the Piemonte region issued a ruling in the lawsuit brought by Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) against the Piemonte region purchasing body and the region (the contracting authority).
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March 20, 2023
Today, Regulation (EU) 2023/607 extending the transitional provisions for the placing on the market and putting into service of certain medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical device...
January 31, 2023
Clinical trials: Ministry of Health signed off on decrees that (i) reorganize ethics committees and coordinate their activities, (ii) determine the single tariff for the authorization proced...
December 19, 2022
On 13 December 2022, EMA, European Commission and HMA jointly adopted a recommendation paper on the introduction of decentralised elements in the conduct of Clinical Trials in the EU/EEA
September 21, 2022
Payback for medical devices: Decree quantifying the exceeding of the expenditure ceiling for medical devices at national and regional level for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 published ...
September 1, 2022
The 2021 annual law for market and competition addressing, as to the healthcare sector, reimbursement of drugs, intermediate distribution, patent linkage and institutional accreditation of p...
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