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UK Law Weekly

Shanks v Unilever Plc [2019] UKSC 45

The invention of the electrochemical capillary fill device (ECFD) represented an important development for blood glucose sensors but the inventor, Professor Ian Shanks, never saw a penny himself. In this case we follow his bid to be compensated properly for his work and critique the

UK Law Weekly

Actavis Group v ICOS Corporation [2019] UKSC 15

The use of Viagra as treatment for erectile dysfunction is well known but there are alternatives that exist which arguably work more effectively. In this episode we examine a patent relating to the dosage used for one such alternative, Cialis. However in order to achieve

Actavis UK Ltd v Eli Lilly and Company [2017] UKSC 48

When Actavis took a new medical treatment to market, Eli Lilly thought it looked familiar. They had their own product that had been patented and the one from Actavis was only a slight variation. In this episode we explore the issues that arose surrounding intellectual

Winning A Legal Fight Against A Monkey

A smelly, screeching animal that throws its faecal material all over the place. This might be the way that many litigants think about their adversaries in court but for David Slater this was literally true. His case in the United States was listed as Naruto