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Sequences of natural occurring DNA cannot be patented, rules US Supreme Court

Pharmaceutical firms cannot patent sequences of human DNA that naturally occur, the US Supreme Court has ruled. 14 Jun 2013

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Obama details plan to combat 'patent trolls'

US President Barack Obama has outlined a number of measures designed to tackle 'patent assertion entities' or so-called 'patent trolls'. 05 Jun 2013

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Out-Law Guides

Patent box regime

This guide was updated in April 2013.
Patents: obtaining patent protection outside of the UK

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in September 2008. A patent is granted by a national patent office and will only give you monopoly rights in the country in which it is granted....
Patents: the basics

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in January 2012.
Opinions of the UK Intellectual Property Office

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in Januray 2012
Proposals for a new European Patent

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in February 2008. The end of 2001 was meant to herald a minor revolution in the way business protects its best ideas by giving a real boost to...

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US Patent Office
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Asserting standard-essential patent rights through injunctions against willing licensees may be banned by EU court, says expert

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) may ban standard-essential patent (SEP) owners from pursuing injunctions that prevent rivals launching products onto the market where those rivals are willing to take out a licence to use their technology,... 28 May 2013

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Reforms to design rights and patents framework proposed by Government

Infringers of registered designs could face a jail sentence and a fine under proposed reforms to UK legislation. 13 May 2013

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