Lufthansa and aviation rivals clash in London court over power outlet profits Legal German airline Lufthansa is back in the London courts this week over its long-running patent infringement dispute with a US, a Japanese, and a French aircraft manufacturer. The legal battle stems back to 2017, when aircraft maintenance group Lufthansa Technik alleged that Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, Panasonic, and Safran infringed its patent for high-voltage aircraft [...]
Patent cliff fuels Novartis’ $1.5bn swoop for London biotech Healthcare Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has agreed to buy London-based biotech Myricx Bio for up to $1.5bn (£1.1bn) as global drugmakers continue deploying billions into promising biotech firms ahead of an estimated $450bn wave of patent expiries over the next decade. The deal will see Novartis pay $1.1bn upfront, with a further $400m tied to development [...]
Declining patent filings show Britain has stopped innovating Opinion There are lots of ways to measure innovation, but if we go by patent filings, it's a sorry image for the UK, writes Ayushma Maharjan.
This may hurt: English High Court set for Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid battle starting today April 23, 2024 The English part of a global dispute billion dollar legal case involving big pharma giants Modern, Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid patents, kicks off today.