Patents: second medical use | Practical Law

Patents: second medical use | Practical Law

The Court of Appeal has held that a patent for a new dosage regime for a pharmaceutical previously suggested as a treatment for the specified disease was novel.

Patents: second medical use

Practical Law UK Legal Update 4-382-2625 (Approx. 3 pages)

Patents: second medical use

by Bird & Bird and PLC IPIT & Communications
Published on 24 Jun 2008United Kingdom
The Court of Appeal has held that a patent for a new dosage regime for a pharmaceutical previously suggested as a treatment for the specified disease was novel.