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EPO holds new and inventive dosage regimes patentable and abolishes so-called Swiss-type claims

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • February 24 2010

Last week, the Enlarged Board of Appeal ("EBA") of the European Patent Office ("EPO") announced its decision in Abbott Respiratory (G 208) relating to the patentability of dosage regimes

New UK electronic communications regulations: key issues for Japanese companies

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Japan, United Kingdom
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  • June 27 2011

New legislation has recently come into effect in the UK to implement amendments to the EU framework for regulating providers of electronic communications networks and services ("EU Framework"

China's new M&A security review: implications for technology companies

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, United Kingdom
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  • May 17 2011

A new security review mechanism for foreign-invested M&A deals adds to the regulatory burden of foreign investors acquiring Chinese domestic enterprises, particularly in the technology and infrastructure sectors

Cloud Computing: key regulatory and contractual issues

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 12 2010

Cloud Computing is perhaps the "hottest" topic in the technology sector at present, with some industry experts predicting that the global Cloud Computing market will be worth approximately US$150 billion by 2014

Cloud Computing: key regulatory and contractual issues (Part 2)

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 29 2010

In the second of this two-part series, we look at: ensuring quality of the Cloud service; exit strategies and switching suppliers; key intellectual property rights (IPR) issues; and due diligence of a Cloud Computing company

Network sharing: benefits and legal considerations

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global, United Kingdom
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  • August 27 2012

Japanese and other global mobile network operators are increasingly facing the need to expand and upgrade their existing networks, despite the often high costs in doing so

L'Oréal v eBay clarification of online marketplace operators' liability for its users' trade mark infringement

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Japan, United Kingdom
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  • September 29 2011

On 12 July 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") handed down its highly anticipated decision in L'Oréal SA v eBay International AG

The UK government proposes better protection for pharmaceutical companies conducting clinical trials

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • November 27 2012

As many Japanese companies in the healthcare and veterinary fields may have experienced or be aware, obtaining regulatory approval to market a drug in Europe can be time-consuming and often challenging