Duncan Bucknell
Strategic Intellectual Property
Here’s a quick update on recent and important IP issues. You still need to clear the way in UK pharma patent cases. Loss of first mover advantage still holds great weight....
In the early stages of patent infringement proceedings, each of the respondents (defendants) argued that Scidera had not put its case sufficiently clearly to the court in its pleadings (Statement of...
List key markets in size order. Add countries where competitors will manufacture. Add other particularly important countries for logistics – eg. is there a country that everyone will have to transit...
How do you protect your IP Processes? More importantly, have you ever done a freedom to operate clearance on them? To kick off this short series of posts, here are a...
Thanks to Taylor Wessing’s brand new Patent Map, anyone can now quickly compare European jurisdictions on key litigation factors. Those who have litigated in Europe will know that this comparison is...
It doesn’t really matter how strategic you think you are, if you can’t access a pragmatic and clear construction of patent claims, you’re in trouble. While patent terms always come back...
Do you have an invention ready in hand but are not able to file a patent? How will you protect it from being disclosed if you intend to eventually file a...
You cannot expect anyone to sell against their own vested interests with enthusiasm. Any person who makes a living solving problems has a vested interest in the continued existence of those...
I have often compared patents to castles when discussing high stakes invalidation exercises. Some are inherently stronger than others, but given enough resources, none of them are invulnerable. Castles, like patents,...
Ok, I get it that lobbying can be an important part of an overall strategy and so hats off to those who have created some fog around a seemingly broken patent...
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