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Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc v Drug Houses of Australia Pte Ltd

[2019] 2 SLR 1017
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Swiss-form second medical use patent claims are valid under Singapore's Patents Act; novelty resides in the new therapeutic use, not the known substance.

Key Principle

The SGCA held that a Swiss-form patent claim for a second medical use is valid under the Patents Act; the novelty of the claim resides in the new therapeutic use, not the known substance.

Area of Law

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