IP and R&D Spark Newsletter

This month’s edition of IPRD Newsletter delves into critical updates across the legal and industry landscapes. In Legal Watch, we cover the complexities of patent term adjustments involving double patenting, Costa Rica’s recent vaping ban, a high-stakes pharma patent battle, and the ongoing debate between public health and profits at the Indian Patent Office. Industry News’ key developments include the USPTO and UKIPO’s joint efforts to enhance transparency in standard essential patents, new U.S. export controls, a technology security initiative between India and the UK, and the EU’s implementation of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM).

Meanwhile, the Techno Spotlight highlights a broad array of innovations, from breakthroughs like converting sunlight and water into clean energy and CRISPR technology advancements, to intriguing topics like dark oxygen, the root cause of lupus, and the EU’s new hazard classes. Also covered are the latest in 5G cross-licensing between Oppo and Ericsson, aspartame concerns in diet products, and the potential for Eolic vibrations to replace wind turbines. Expect even more cutting-edge updates in fields such as hydrogen generation, the tobacco industry, use of cannabis during pregnancy, and EU’s supply chain reforms for consumer goods.

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