6/3/2026 12:38:29 PM UK court grants landmark website blocking injunction against suppliers of counterfeit prescription-only medicines By Heidi Hurdle A UK judge has for the first time granted a website blocking injunction targeting counterfeit and unlicensed prescription-only medicines....
5/15/2026 12:47:03 PM Plant Breeders' Rights: what they are and why they matter By Moona Malik There is a fair chance that the seedless mandarins in your local supermarket recently featured in a case at the English High Court. The...
4/10/2026 1:28:12 PM New ICO guidance on research and data protection - have your say By Ruth Boardman The ICO is currently consulting on updates to its guidance on the Research, Archiving and Statistics (RAS) provisions, following the Data...
4/9/2026 2:07:26 PM New US Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Imports: What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know By Phoebe Greybanks The United States has introduced sweeping new tariffs targeting patented pharmaceutical products and their ingredients, with duties set...
1/30/2026 11:21:12 AM EDPB Reconsiders Anonymisation and Pseudonymisation After SRB: What Life Sciences Organisations Need to Know By Wilfred Steenbruggen 1. Introduction On 12 December 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) hosted a focused stakeholder event to gather input for...
1/19/2026 5:16:05 PM What is the statute of limitations for personal injury claims in France? By Charles-Henri Caron Lînah Bonneville Our foreign clients often ask us about the statute of limitations for personal injury under French law. While the question may appear...
1/15/2026 1:56:33 PM Understanding the impact of the European Accessibility Act on Medical Devices By Kelly Mackey Deirdre Kilroy Understanding the impact of the European Accessibility Act on Medical Devices The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882)...
12/2/2025 4:16:31 PM Skinny labels ≠ safe harbor: evolving liability for second medical use patents in Germany By Andreas Obermeier Anna Wolters-Höhne Recent German court decisions have fundamentally shifted the risk landscape for generic and biosimilar companies facing second medical...
10/27/2025 11:54:53 AM Navigating the interplay of MDR and AIA: New MDCG Guidance on Medical Device AI Under the EU AI Act: EU and UK perspectives By Pieter Erasmus Maud van Haaren Hester Borgers The EU regulatory landscape for medical devices making use of artificial intelligence (MDAI) has become significantly more complex with...
9/25/2025 2:34:28 PM Fit for the Future: England’s 10 Year Health Plan and Implications for US Companies By Sally Shorthose England’s National Health Service (NHS) is seen as one of the world’s most ambitious and comprehensive healthcare systems, but has been...
8/4/2025 9:40:31 AM Council adopts its position on EU pharmaceutical law reform: focus on antimicrobials and transferable data exclusivity vouchers By Caroline Arrighi-Savoie Nour Saab Margot Pietri This article is part of a series covering updates to the proposed European Union (EU) pharmaceutical legislation reform, known as the...
5/28/2025 3:09:47 PM UK Clinical Trials Regulations Overhaul By Pieter Erasmus On 12 December 2024, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were laid before Parliament. These were...
2/21/2025 10:24:24 AM EPO Board of Appeal Decides Pig/Human Chimera Patent Offends Human Dignity By Quinn Liang Mario Subramaniam The EPO Board of Appeal (“BoA”) recently rejected a patent application relating to pig-human chimeras, concluding that the invention was...
2/11/2025 3:50:42 PM Medical Devices in the UK: Changes to Post-Market Surveillance By Sophie Vo Quinn Liang On 11 December 2024, the MHRA published an updated roadmap for the future of the regulatory framework for medical devices in the UK,...
11/26/2024 2:22:35 PM IPOs in Life Sciences By James Baillieu Fiona McFarlane The amount of capital required to develop and bring a drug to market is significant. It is estimated that it costs US$1-2 billion to...
11/4/2024 10:13:36 AM Licensing and Collaborations in Life Sciences By James Baillieu Sally Shorthose There is a huge cost of bringing a pharmaceutical product to market, with estimates ranging from US$1-2 billion to take a product from...