Merge Gaming Suspends Online Poker Accounts in NJ and DE, by Dabid, Posted on BetOnline The regulation of online poker in New Jersey and Delaware is being blamed for the Merge Gaming Network suspending players´ accounts in those jurisdictions. This weekend, hundreds of online poker players in New Jersey and Delaware tried to log in…
By Dr Beatriz San Martín & Phil Bilney In the recent Sumitomo Chemical preliminary ruling which is of relevance not only to the chemical and agriculture industry but also to the pharmaceutical industry, the CJEU has held that a supplementary protection certificate (“SPC”) for a plant protection product (“PPP”) cannot be sought on the basis of an emergency…
Dr Beatriz San Martín Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP On 17 April the UK High Court made a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), requesting that the term “human embryos” in Article 6(2) of the Directive 98/44/EC, commonly referred to as the Biotech Directive, be clarified. The referral focuses on whether artificially…
Beatriz is a Partner in the IP & Technology Dispute Resolution Group at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP. She has a degree and PhD from the University of Cambridge specialising in genetics, cellular and molecular biology. Beatriz has a broad practice area advising clients in all aspects of intellectual property, with a particular focus on patents,…
Phil Bilney is a solicitor in the IP & Technology Dispute Resolution Group at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP. Phil advises on a wide range of IP disputes, with a particular emphasis on patent related disputes. He has acted for a range of clients, and has a keen interest in the Life Sciences sector having studied…
By Bertold Bär-Bouyssière[1] 2013 has seen significant tensions between antitrust enforcement and patents. The various “pay for delay” cases are the most visible development, but there are many others. increasingly, competition authorities challenge the use of patents or virtually ignore them when applying competition law. What is the ideology behind these occurrences? The short article…
Belarus Ambulance Doctors: Underpaid And Overworked, by Vadzim Smok, Posted on BelarusDigest Leading up to New Year’s Eve and throughout the first week of 2014, employees of the Minsk municipal ambulance service launched a protest. They are demanding a raise in salaries and improved labour conditions. The healthcare sector in Belarus remains financed by the state and has…
NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Key Energy Services, Inc. (“Key Energy” or the “Company”)(NYSE: KEG). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at
[email protected] or 1-888-476-6529, ext. 237. The investigation concerns whether Key Energy and certain of its officers and/or directors…
Authors James R.M. Killick Partner White & Case Practice Experience James Killick heads the Firm’s Global Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare practice. He is a litigator with a broad range of European law experience, advising clients on pharmaceuticals, competition, international trade (customs, export control, dumping) and State aid. He…