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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo provides advice on all aspects affecting the pharmaceutical industry, including domestic and international corporate transactions as well as regulatory, intellectual property and dispute resolution matters relating to product or other forms of liability.

We boast a team of more than 480 lawyers specialising in healthcare and pharmaceutical law with the support of the Lifesciences Asia-Pacific Network (LAN), enabling us to understand the scientific, commercial and legal obligations affecting pharmaceutical companies. We work with the 100 most important pharmaceutical, medical equipment, biotechnology, agriculture and food companies, including 20 pharmaceutical multinationals and nine of the ten biggest medical equipment enterprises.

With active members in key sector associations such as ABPI, ABPI, BIVDA, PAGB, EUCOMED and EFPIA, we contribute to the design of regulatory frameworks affecting the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. We advise clients on their daily operational needs, including advertising and promotion, as well as public procurement, price and refund policies, the use of patents, commercial agreements and clinical trials. Moreover, we also provide regulatory advice on complex issues relating to strategic agreements, corporate transactions and legal proceedings for product or other forms of liability.

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27/03/2024
Cannabis law and legislation in Spain
Medical use Cannabis cultivation for research, medical and scientific purposes is prohibited unless authorised by the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS). Currently, in Spain, medicinal...
25/03/2024
Patentability of inventions relating to diagnostic methods at the EPO
Under Article 53(c) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), diagnostic methods practised on the human or animal body are excluded from patentability. The purpose behind this exclusion is to avoid patent...
30/01/2024
What’s in a name? Updated EMA guideline on naming medicinal products processed...
The updated EMA Guideline on the acceptability of names for human medicinal products processed through the centralised procedure was adopted by CHMP in December 2023 and came into effect on 1 January...
08/01/2024
Adapting to the new EU Data Act: implications for medical devices and other...
In recent years, the European Commission developed a European data strategy, which aims to create a single European market in which data can circulate freely. As the European Commission has emphasized...
18/12/2023
Digital health apps and telemedicine in Spain
Digital Health Apps/Software 1. How is the software within digital health apps classified in your jurisdiction, and what regulation(s) apply? 1.1 Is it considered a “medical device” or a “product”...
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08/12/2023
COP28: Global Health Under the Spotlight
Health took centre stage at the first ever ‘Health Day’ at COP28 on 3 December. The program focused the attention of world leaders on the profound public health-related issues stemming from climate...
08/11/2023
CMS Life Sciences Vital Signs, Winter 2023
2023 has seen some significant legal developments impacting the life sciences industry, and as we look ahead to 2024, there are several important developments which we would like to keep our clients informed...
28/09/2023
EP Case Law in Brief: Erroneous Disclosures
“Mistakes in a document do not in themselves constitute prior art such as to prevent the grant of a patent.”So begins section I.C. 4.9 of the Case Law of the Boards of Appeal. This statement, and...
15/08/2023
AI in healthcare inventions – technical or not technical?
SummaryRecent European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal case T 1910/20 sits among a number of decisions regarding the discussion of what constitutes technical character in the field of healthcare...
28/06/2023
UK announces £21m AI roll-out across NHS
IntroductionOn 23 June 2023, the UK government announced a £21 million fund aimed at accelerating the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) across the National Health Service (“NHS”)...
12/06/2023
CMS updates Global Expert Guide to Digital health apps and telemedicine
Digitisation is advancing steadily. Its pioneering innovations challenge all parties involved.One of the most important aspects in this area is the huge potential that lies in the digitisation of healthcare.In...
12/05/2023
Consultation on the EU’s interim emissions reduction target for 2040
Until 24 June 2023 the European Commission is consulting to gather views on the EU’s climate target for 2040.Since the Communication of the European Green Deal in late 2019, there have been a raft of...