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UK patent law should make the UK “a more clinical trial friendly jurisdiction”
Practice Area: Patents
Sector: Business services
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Published: 07 December 2011
Law Firm: Herbert Smith
Overview
The UK Intellectual Property Office has published the results of its informal consultation on the existing research and "Bolar" exceptions set out in the Patents Act 1977 in the context of clinical and field trials. On the basis of the UKIPO's findings, the Government concluded that the law should be changed such that those who conduct clinical and/or field trials are not exposed to the risk of patent infringement proceedings.
In this briefing, Herbert Smith outline the background to the research, the business impact, responses to the consultation and the next steps.
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