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R&D Based Pharmaceutical Companies Vs. Generic Companies: A False Dichotomy?
As recently as a decade ago, there was a clear line separating R&D-based pharmaceutical companies and generic companies; on one side were innovator pharmaceutical companies focused on developing innovative new...Read more
Sharon Reiche
Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Policy, Pfizer Inc, USA
Footnote 61: Abrogating MyMail, Misjoinder in Patent Cases Revived
One provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (the “America Invents Act”) that has been less noticed is a litigation procedure reform: Section 299 Joinder of Parties. This...Read more
Tim Wilson
Senior IP Counsel, SAS Institute Inc., USA
Attorney-Client Privilege: Application of the Community of Interest Doctrine Exception to Third Party Communications for Licensor-Licensee and Similar Relationships
Attorney-client privilege is usually waived if privileged information is disclosed to a third party. Corporations and universities face complicated privilege issues because of a need to sometimes share privileged information...Read more
Rodney Sparks
Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Open Innovation Collaborations: Practical Guidance for In-House Patent Attorneys
Professor Henry Chesbrough first coined the term “Open Innovation” in 2003, describing Open Innovation (OI) as “a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well...Read more
Matt Goodwin
General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Unilever, UK
Rimma Mitelman
Associate General Counsel, Lead IP Technology Agreements, Unilever, USA
Intellectual Property Audit for Information Technology Service Companies
The exploitation and evaluation of Intellectual Property (IP) in the knowledge economy is one of the greatest challenges facing IT service businesses today. It takes more than just to generate...Read more
Pinaki Ghosh
Head - IP Cell, Infosys Technologies Limited, India
Pharmaceutical Patent Protection in Turkey
Between 1994 and 1995, Turkey conducted necessary legislative studies to establish an efficient and contemporary industrial property system and obtained very important concrete results. Turkey has ratified many international agreements...Read more
Gaye Ramazanoglu Partlak
Intellectual Property Specialist, Sanovel Ilac San.ve Tic. A.S., Turkey
Frame-work of Copyright Law in India - Proposed Changes in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 and Impact on the Media & Entertainment Industry
The Indian Media and Entertainment Industry (M&E Industry) is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 14 percent per annum over next five years to reach USD...Read more
Ghanashyam Hegde
Associate Director-Legal, Abbott India Limited, India
Pay-TV Piracy in Europe and Why Media Piracy is Still a Serious Problem, Growing Throughout the World
Precedent in Belgium: For the first time a court sentenced Pay-TV pirates to severe imprisonment and heavy fines – Sky Deutschland will receive over 2 million Euros in damages. A...Read more
Christine Maury-Panis
EVP, General Counsel and Public Affairs, Viaccess S.A, France
Open Innovation Challenges in the Automotive Industry - Notes on Opportunities and Possible Legal Solutions
The concept of Open Innovation is fairly new to the automotive sector. However, recent trends show that auto makers are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that Academia, inventors, scientific...Read more
Thomás Prete
Legal Counsel, FPT Powertrain, Brazil
Standards & Patents: The Increased Interplay Between the Two
The interplay between standards and patents has increased over the last few years. Standards development organizations (SDOs) are continuing to promulgate new common specifications. Patent owners are trying to develop...Read more
Jim Harlan
Senior Attorney, Research In Motion, USA
Hope Shimabuku
Legal Counsel, Research In Motion, USA