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Bortezomib Battles: A Tale of Licensees and Burdens – Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Zyfas Medical Co [2023] SGHC 360 [case comment]

Soh Kar Liang

[2024] SAL Prac 16

Abstract:
Exclusive licensees of patents enjoy a certain amount of protection. The High Court was recently given an opportunity to throw some light on who an exclusive licensee is. The High Court also considered the circumstances under which a claimant may reverse the burden of proving infringement of a patented process.