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HGF Ltd
While patents are most often associated with new products like food compositions or food preparation equipment, they can also be obtained for new processes.
HLK
An increased demand on world food supplies, concerns around global warming, and heightened ethical awareness towards meat consumption have all contributed to the worldwide...
Gunnercooke
Between 2012 and 2015 the firm acted for a pharmacist client which wished to object to the intended relocation of a new competitor pharmacy within a short distance from its own retail pharmacy.
Gunnercooke
The client, a pharmacist, was charged by the regulator with dispensing to themselves a prescription pharmaceutical product.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Carly Duckett provides an overview of potential changes to fresh food packaging regulations, summarising what those regulations would mean for organisations in the food and drink sector and what steps...
Walker Morris
This edition of our Food & Drink update contains a selection of important developments that food & drink companies need to be aware of.
Walker Morris
At the end of December 2023, the Environment Agency published its proposed monitoring plan for packaging producer responsibility for 2024.
Walker Morris
Government is set to reconsider its decision to abandon plans for mandatory food waste reporting (as reported in our last newsletter), following pressure...
Walker Morris
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has been designated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom) as the regulatory body for online advertising of less healthy food and drink.
Walker Morris
Government has announced plans to introduce clearer and more transparent labelling for British food and drink products.
Lanyon Bowdler
Each September, people unite from all corners of the world to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around Alzheimer's disease and all types of dementia.
Potter Clarkson
Think back to school. As soon as you shared a secret, there was no chance you'd ever get control of it back. In the same way, preventing the theft of ideas through corporate espionage or other means presents challenges.
Arnold & Porter
The end of 2023 featured two significant judgments concerning AI inventions: (i) a highly awaited decision from the Supreme Court in Thaler on the ability of AI systems...
Walker Morris
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is seeking public input on the implementation of new restrictions on the advertising of less healthy food and drink on television, on-demand programme services, and online.
European Union
Potter Clarkson
A decision on 7 March 2024 from Miljø - og Fødevareklagenævnet in Denmark has finally given us some long-desired guidance to the producers of sweet rum on how to market and label their products.
Potter Clarkson
In the most recent public crackdown on ‘healthwashing' The Danish Food and Drug Administration has announced they are about to actively investigate certain companies'...
Osborne Clarke
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) held a consultation last year on the review of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 with input from businesses involved in the manufacture, distribution and dispensation of veterinary medicinal products.
Ropes & Gray LLP
The European Commission (EC) has published a report providing an overview of the enforcement of EU antitrust and merger rules by the EC and EU national...
Worldwide
Eversheds Sutherland
Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly global supply chain horizons providing you with a update on the key developments from around the world.
Marks & Clerk
A host of UK food and drink products have gained protected status in Japan. Businesses have welcomed the news that 37 Geographical Indications (GIs) for UK food and drink...
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