Synapse - January 2020

This month in Synapse

Taking security over IP: counting the cost

Martin Yells, Nina Goodyear and Josie Miller explain how in transactions where the IP is of significant value, careful consideration is required as to what, where, when, and how security interests are to be created.

Life sciences products after Brexit: the transition period

Paul England explains what happens to the regulation of life sciences products during the transition period that follows Brexit.

Patent ownership in Europe

This short extract from A Practitioner's Guide to European Patent Law explains the patent ownership regimes that apply in England & Wales, the Netherlands, France and Germany.

Coming this year: A User's Guide to Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences

Coming in 2020, this is a key text for practitioners specialising in life sciences and intellectual property in general and those working in-house in the life sciences sector, helping them to negotiate the issues.

"An ius comune of European Patent Law"

IPKat's review of A Practitioner's Guide to European Patent Law is in. We look at the verdict.