Full Description
Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences: A Global Guide to Rights and Their Applications, 2nd Ed provides crucial guidance on all major IP issues affecting the life sciences sector. It uniquely satisfies two practical needs: a global reach that reflects the worldwide markets within which the life sciences industry now operates and a sector-based approach addressing the issues that those in the business face.
Brought fully up to date by world-leading specialists in the field, it provides an overview of the key international and European IP legislation, complementing the book's central theme of monopoly protection. In addition, the book now features coverage from 20 jurisdictions of the most important and topical life sciences issues on which intellectual property has an impact. Subjects explored within the national chapters include small molecules, secondary patents, DNA and biologicals, patent infringement and enforcement, compulsory licensing, branding and designs, counterfeiting and know-how protection, and patenting and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) in personalised medicine.
New to the second edition are three standalone chapters providing enhanced coverage on the EU Trade Secrets Directive, SPCs and latest developments concerning the Unitary Patent Court.
This new guide is essential reading for lawyers, in-house counsel and other professionals advising firms in the life sciences industry.
Contents
Foreword 5
David Rosenberg
GSK
Introduction 9
Paul England
Taylor Wessing
Part I
An introduction to international intellectual property instruments relevant to life sciences 19
Nick Bassil
Kilburn & Strode
An introduction to European intellectual property rights 37
Scott Parker
Adrian Smith
Simmons & Simmons LLP
An introduction to European regulatory rights 69
Sarah Bailey
Andrew Hutchinson
Marjan Noor
Ann-Catherine Perroy
Alexandre Regniault
Simmons & Simmons LLP
Supplementary Protection Certificates 97
Paul England
Matthew Royle
Taylor Wessing
Life sciences patent litigation in the UPC 117
Paul England
Taylor Wessing
The proposed Directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information 133
Paul England
Mark Owen
Taylor Wessing
Part II
Australia 141
Wayne Condon
Griffith Hack Lawyers
Belgium 167
Eric De Gryse
Simont Braun
Canada 185
Greg Beach
Lindsay Neidrauer
Peter Wilcox
Marian Wolanski
Belmore Neidrauer LLP
China 209
Lewis Ho
Dechert LLP
Denmark 233
Kasper Frahm
Sture Rygaard
Plesner
France 253
Alice Berendes
Catherine Muyl
Foley Hoag
Chantal Noël
Béatrice Orès
Cabinet Orès
Germany 271
Ortrun Günzel
Anja Lunze
Taylor Wessing
India 287
Pravin Anand
Neeti Wilson
Anand & Anand
Israel 319
Liad Whatstein
Liad Whatstein & Co
Italy 339
Gualtiero Dragotti
Roberto Valenti
DLA Piper
Japan 359
Mami Hino
Abe, Ikubo & Katayama
Netherlands 373
Bas Berghuis van Woortman
Mattie de Koning
Simmons & Simmons LLP
Russia 397
Alexander Christophoroff
Julianna Tabastajewa
Vladislav Ugryumov
Yulia Yarnykh
Gowlings
South Korea 411
H Joon Chung
Angela Kim
Jeanne Jin-Hee Lim
Soon-Bok Lee
Mee Sung Shim
Kim & Chang
Spain 427
Isabel Carulla
Montserrat López-Bellosta
Miquel Montañá
Clifford Chance
Switzerland 455
Esther Baumgartner
Christoph Berchtold
Simon Holzer
Kilian Schärli
Meyerlustenberger Lachenal
United Kingdom 477
Paul England
Amanda Rowell
Taylor Wessing
United States 509
Katherine A Helm
Noah M Leibowitz
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
About the authors 537
