JIPLP: Insufficiency finally upheld as ground for invalidity of antibody claim

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21 October 2013
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The Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice has published an article by partner Darren Smyth about the judgement in Eli Lilly & Company v Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy.

Mr Justice Arnold determines that a patent directed towards antibodies to ß-amyloid peptide, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, is invalid for insufficiency.

To read the JIPLP article in full, click here.

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