Americans Are People Too; French Sheep Become For Pgi

here, here and here) has spread to Spain, where the Court of First Instance inwards Madrid has ruled that the claims of Pfizer's patent roofing atorvastatin are valid together with enforceable. This fourth dimension the challenge to the patent was brought past times Ratiopharm Espana SA. Lipitor is sold inwards Kingdom of Spain nether the build names Zarator together with Cardyl.

thinks this is significant. There was a fourth dimension when patent validity decisions exterior 3 or 4 fundamental jurisdictions were hardly always picked upwardly on past times the world's media. But directly Kingdom of Spain is inwards the spotlight. With laws on patent validity that are compliant with the European Patent Convention, together with with an increasingly vibrant IP profession, Kingdom of Spain tin give notice legitimately state that its rulings - which are non binding on those of courts inwards other countries - are at to the lowest degree of to a greater extent than or less persuasive value.

Merpel adds, the linked tidings exceptional says that Lipitor is "widely used past times Americans together with people throughout the world". What's the divergence betwixt Americans together with people?

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Pulling the wool ...

Agneau de Sisteron is the dependent area of a recent application for Protected Geographical Indication status. According to the application,

"Sheepfarming inwards French Republic has its historic birthplace inwards the south-east of the country. For over vi 000 years sheep create got been grazing on its pastures. Rooted inwards this ancient tradition, the yell ‘Agneau de Sisteron’ outset appeared inwards the 1920s together with 1930s, on the maiden of Sisteron's wholesale butchers, who traditionally obtained their supplies inwards the defined PGI area. The regional together with national renown of the yell has gone on growing together with literally soared inwards the 1950s together with 1960s. Sisteron is the focus of this renown but the lamb is born, reared together with slaughtered across the whole of the PGI geographical area. The portion tin give notice hold upwardly said hence to create got acquired the historical local expertise.

A recent world awareness survey conducted past times an independent consultancy, together with numerous accounts (newspaper articles, etc.) confirm that Sisteron lamb is real widely known with consumers (1 regional consumer inwards viii spontaneously mentions Sisteron equally the house from which lamb that has been purchased comes)".

is a piddling surprised at this remarkable incidence of spontaneous mentions of Sisteron equally beingness the house where lamb is purchased. H5N1 Google search of 'Sisteron' yielded 319,000 hits; 'Sisteron' summation 'agneau' gives but 889 (the less attractive 'mouton' gives 636 hits). However, 'Sisteron' summation 'vacances' (holidays, inwards French) gives 53,300 hits; add together 'vin' together with y'all teach 14,000 hits. Even 'Sisteron' summation 'sex' notches upwardly 1,560 hits. Not much testify of spontaneous association with sheepmeat, together with so ... Merpel agrees. Consumer surveys are great, but is this 1 beingness used for pulling the wool over our eyes?