On-demand webinar – Breakthroughs and boundaries: IP protection, ethics in biotech, and SPCs

Join us for an insightful webinar addressing key topics in the pharmaceutical industry, where our experts delve into:

• IP protection for AI driven innovation – Strategies for safeguarding AI-driven innovations in the pharmaceutical sector.
• The ethics of patenting human-pig chimeras: The EPO’s moral stand – Considering the European Patent Office’s decision on the patentability of human-pig chimeras under Article 53(a) EPC in the recent case T1553/22.
• SPCs: Coherence and combinations – Expert insights into the UK Court of Appeal’s decision on Merck’s SPC for cladribine in the post-Brexit landscape and the CJEU’s rulings on SPCs for combination products.

This webinar provides valuable perspectives on navigating legal and ethical challenges in pharma innovation.

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Host

Michael Ford – Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney

Speakers

Isobel Finnie – Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney

David Hammond – Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney

Greg Ward – Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney