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Following Committee of the Whole House readings the Plant Variety Rights Bill was read a third time on 15th November 2022 and received royal assent as the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 on 18th November 2022.
Read moreIn Par Pharmaceutical Inc v Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc 21-2342 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a District Court’s finding that fluctuations in pH levels in a generic composition would not inevitably result in infringement.
Read moreIn Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd v Perfect Day Inc [2022] APO 59 an application relating to dairy substitutes was successfully opposed in a case where more careful drafting could have avoided that outcome.
Read moreIn Monster Energy Company v Red Bull GmbH 2022 EWHC 2155 a UK High Court Judge upheld a Hearings Office decision that allowed an opposition based on taking unfair advantage of a well-known mark without requiring a subjective intention to do so.
Read moreFrom the 1st October 2022 Montenegro (ME) will be an EPC member state, thereby bringing the total number of EPC member states to 39.
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