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China: Patent Law Amendment brings sea change to pharmaceutical patent regime
05 November 2020 - Posted by: Jill Ge
On 17 October 2020, the top legislature in China passed the Fourth Amendment to the PRC Patent Law (“Amendment”) which will take effect on 1 June 2021. The Amendment is significant as it introduces patent linkage and patent term extensions for pharmaceutical patents. The Amendment reflects the commitments China made in the U.S.-China Phase 1 › Read More
05 August 2020 - Posted by: Jeanne Fabre
At the end of the Conventional Policy Steering Committee held on 23 July 2020, the French Pharmaceutical Companies Association (Leem) and the French Economic Committee for Health Products (CEPS) agreed to an extension of their Framework Agreement, which is the reference framework for fixing and regulating medicines pricing in France. The agreement, which would have › Read More
China’s life sciences industry remains opportune despite Covid-19 coronavirus
01 April 2020 - Posted by: David Shen
While the novel Covid-19 coronavirus is at the top of the agenda for businesses around the world, and for good reason, it is creating challenges for medical and healthcare systems and signalling fundamental change across the life sciences industry. Activity in China’s life sciences market remains high as one of the few sectors to › Read More
France – Law on fighting waste and the circular economy finally enacted
27 February 2020 - Posted by: Eveline Van Keymeulen
On 10 February 2020, the French law on fighting waste and the circular economy was enacted after months of discussions between the National Assembly and the Senate – the bill had been debated since July 2019. The law contributes to the framework set out by the 2004 French Environmental Charter, and transposes some provisions of › Read More
China: Amendment to Drug Administration Law
03 September 2019 - Posted by: David Shen
On 26 August 2019, the China’s National People’s Congress passed the amended Drug Administration Law (the Amended DAL) which will take effect on 1 December. The new law brings in some changes while codifying many existing practices. We summarise in this article the key highlights, including intellectual property related rules, of the Amended DAL. 1. Redefine › Read More