Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

Aortic Innovations LLC owned four patents covering transcatheter heart valve technology. They sued Edwards Lifesciences, one of the biggest names in the space, for infringement.

The EU's manufacturing waiver for supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) permits third parties to manufacture medicinal products for export outside the EU, but divergent court interpretations have led to a 2026 CJEU referral. As national courts grapple with notification requirements and stockpiling provisions, the European Commission has announced a public consultation to evaluate whether the waiver has achieved its intended objectives.

A copyright dispute between British artist Anouska Samms and the Metropolitan Museum of Art raises fundamental questions about authorship, credit, and moral rights in collaborative art.