The European Union is set to introduce a new compulsory licensing regime to allow the emergency production of patent-protected goods without the permission of the rights holder, the bloc's lawmakers have revealed.
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EU Backs Mandatory IP Licensing Regime For Critical Goods

By Jamie Lennox

The European Union is set to introduce a new compulsory licensing regime to allow the emergency production of patent-protected goods without the permission of the rights holder, the bloc's lawmakers have revealed.

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UPC Seeks Views On Rulebook For Patent Mediation Service

By Jamie Lennox

The Unified Patent Court has begun consulting on a draft set of rules for its patent dispute mediation service ahead of its planned launch in early 2026.

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Darts Co. Wide Of The Mark In 'Bull's' Trademark Appeal

By Jamie Lennox

A European Union court has rejected the latest attempt by a darts company to secure a trademark over its "Bull's" logo, upholding an earlier ruling that there is a risk of confusion with a rival's earlier "Bull's" trademark.

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Sandoz Ordered To Recall Diabetes Drug In AstraZeneca Fight

By Hanna Vioque

A London judge has ordered Sandoz to recall a specific diabetes medicine, as AstraZeneca fights to stop generic-drug makers from imminently releasing variants of its billion-dollar treatment.

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EPO Revokes GSK Patent For Lung Disease Treatment

By Jamie Lennox

A European appeals panel has stripped a GSK subsidiary of its patent over a steroid that helps treat lung disease, ruling that the medicine isn't inventive over a 2008 study of a similar drug.

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