The US Supreme Court has ruled that the so-called "machine-or-transformation" test is not the only way to determine the patentability of a new method 1 . The test required a patentable process to be either tied to a machine or apparatus or to ...
Alan Chalmers reports that progress was made at a conference on the Council of Europe's proposed MEDICRIME convention, despite the controversy surrounding the World Health Organization's IMPACT initiative. The latest events in the battle against ...
Erik Vollebregt explains how medical device manufacturers entering into agreements with subcontractors can safeguard their rights and avoid exposure to risks and liabilities under European Union law. Almost all manufacturers of medical devices use ...
Cécile Derycke and Agnès Roman-Amat discuss the implications of a Civil Supreme Court decision on “defects” and “causal relationships”. The French Civil Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) has upheld for the first time a court of appeal judgment ...
