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Topical Issues

Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Simon Cohen, Kathleen Fox Murphy and Matthew Royle

Monsanto Technology LLC v Cargill International SA Gareth Morgan, Simon Cohen and Richard Price

Can SPC's have a zero or negative term? Catherine Drew

Developments in European Clinical Trial Agreements Tim Worden and Benjamin Grzimek

Enviromental Highlights (September 2008) Brian Greenwood and
Sherryll L'oken

Protection for DNA based patent claims Gareth Morgan and Matthew Royle

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Events

Biopartnering Europe

Daniel Pavin, Malcolm Bates, Tim Worden, Gareth Morgan

Legal and Regulatory Strategies for Lifecycle Management
Gareth Morgan

C5 - Pharma and Biotech Collaborative Agreements

Malcolm Bates

Biotech and Pharmaceutical Patenting

Simon Cohen

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Deals and cases

Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex [2007] EWHC (CH) 2347

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma on licence agreement with Novo Nordisk

Taylor Wessing advises Asterand plc on licence agreement with
Allergan Inc

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InFocus - October 2008
Taylor Wessing's Life Sciences and Healthcare e-bulletin

Welcome to the October 2008 issue of InFocus. We hope you like the new format. If you have any comments on the contents or the new format please use the feedback form below.

Recent developments

MHRA issues new guidance on website advertising for medicines

Failure to comply with the new MHRA guidance on website advertising of medicines in the UK could amount to criminal liability under UK medicines advertising legislation.

A lawyer in time saves nine

A recent contract dispute in the UK highlights the importance of taking expert legal advice early in a transaction and illustrates the pitfalls of using "cut and paste" agreements.

UK Court of Appeal clarifies the precedent value of EPO decisions

The UK Court of Appeal in a recent case looking at the patentability of claims to dosage regimes emphasised the importance of following "settled" case law of the EPO in UK patent proceedings.

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