Intellectual Property UK

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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • October 08, 2024

    AI And Geopolitics Top Concerns For Employers In 2024

    British businesses are early adopters of artificial intelligence, especially in recruitment and human resources, but a dearth of policies about how to use the technology in the workplace leaves companies at risk of discrimination and data privacy claims, Littler's annual survey of European employers published on Wednesday shows.

  • October 08, 2024

    Pfizer And BioNTech Get CureVac MRNA Patent Chucked

    Pfizer and BioNTech won their bid to scrap two CureVac patents Tuesday, after a London judge held that the gene therapy-related invention was missing key information that would merit protection.

  • October 08, 2024

    Bratz Maker Accused Of Trying To 'Kill' Rival In £130M IP Claim

    Toy giant MGA Entertainment Inc. "killed" a startup it saw as a rival by blacklisting it with U.K. retailers and making baseless threats of patent infringement litigation, a lawyer for the failed emerging company told a court Tuesday.

  • October 08, 2024

    Pfizer Gets GSK Patents For RSV Jab Axed In UK

    A London judge has granted Pfizer's bid to nix two patents protecting GSK's blockbuster vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus, blocking GSK's future infringement claims a month after launching its own jab in the U.K.

  • October 08, 2024

    Astellas Beats Challenges To Blockbuster Cancer Patent

    Pharmaceutical giant Astellas persuaded a London court on Tuesday to spare vital patent protections for its blockbuster prostate cancer therapeutic Xtandi, rebuffing a series of challenges attempting to clear the way for generic variants.

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