Louise Jonshammar
Sweden’s Proposed Patents Act
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on April 19, 2024
On 11 April 2024, the Swedish Council on Legislation was presented with a new Swedish Patents Act proposal. The initial Swedish Government Official Report dates from April 2015 and was the product of a two-and-a-half-year project that included many concerns regarding the Unitary Patent system. The suggested legislative changes from the 2015 report have already...
Tags: EPC, patents, Patents Act, sweden
Is 1 April 2023 the date for entry into force of the Unitary Patent?
By Louise Jonshammar, Niklas Mattsson | Posted on October 7, 2022
On 6 October, the UPC Preparatory team published information that they are currently planning for entry into force of the UPC Agreement on 1 April 2023, with the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opening its doors and starting to receive cases as from that date. If that plan holds, this will also be the day from...
Tags: unitary patent, UP, UPC
Are you ready for the Unitary Patent?
By Louise Jonshammar, Niklas Mattsson | Posted on May 19, 2022
The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court will significantly impact the patent system in Europe. For applicants or owners of European patents, it is time to inventory your IP portfolio and strategise whether your patents are more suited to the classic European system or the upcoming Unitary Patent system. Niklas Mattsson and Louise Jonshammar...
Everything you need to know about the Unitary Patent
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on February 23, 2022
It has been almost a decade since 25 EU Member States signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. Delays from the UK exiting the EU and constitutional complaints filed in Germany caused an uphill battle, but finally, preparations are underway for the common patent and a common patent court. Where are we? For almost...
Tags: unitary patent, UPC, UPCA
All eyes on Germany as UPC is resuscitated at Bundestag and Bundesrat
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on December 18, 2020
German ratification of the UPCA is one of the last hurdles for the Unitary Patent system. The system has suffered a series of delays ever since an agreement was reached in 2012 that made the Unitary Patent possible through enhanced cooperation at an EU-level. The Unitary Patent system aims to provide easier and affordable access...
Tags: Bundesrat, EU, Europe, European patents, Germany, patents, unitary patent, UPC, UPCA
Patenting Antibody and Cell Therapies – What to Do and What Not to Do
By Joanna Applequist, Louise Jonshammar, Niklas Mattsson | Posted on September 28, 2020
Antibody drugs and cell therapies are at the heart of new biotechnology science. Not only do they show great promise when it comes to curing disease and helping patients, but also in creating value and growth. Biotech companies need to protect their scientific results and the corresponding investments with strong and durable patents. This is...
Tags: antibodies, Biotechnology, cell therapies, EPO, Litigation, patents
German decision on UPC expected in early 2020
By Louise Jonshammar, Niklas Mattsson | Posted on December 4, 2019
In an interview with IP industry publication Managing IP, Justice Huber of the German Federal Constitutional Court stated that the UK’s decision to leave the EU was of no concern to him and that, depending on the time it takes him and the other judges to deliberate, it is his intention for the Court to...
The Abraxis judgement – CJEU clarifies the scope of Neurim teaching is narrow
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on March 21, 2019
Article 3d of the SPC-regulation, read in conjunction with Article 1b, must be interpreted as meaning that the marketing authorisation for a new formulation of an old active ingredient cannot be regarded as being the first marketing authorisation for that product, when the active ingredient has already been the subject of a marketing authorisation. The European Court of...
Tags: CJEU, formulation, marketing authorisation, Patent, SPC Regulation
What export waivers mean for European Supplementary Protection Certificates
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on February 12, 2019
Louise Jonshammar takes a closer look at the final mandate surrounding export waivers for European Supplementary Protection Certificates, what it means for applicants and holders and the importance of monitoring once the Regulation comes into effect Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) offer patent owners an extension of up to five years of the basic patent’s...
Tags: Brexit, EU, export waiver, generics, Infringement, patents, SPC
Sweden aligns Trademarks Act with EU regulations
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on January 16, 2019
On 7 November 2018 the Riksdag (supreme decision-making body of Sweden) voted in favour of modernising and simplifying the Trademarks Act. The changes came into effect on 1 January 2019. The motivation behind the amendments is to align Swedish trademark law more closely with that of other EU member states and is based on the...
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