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Keytruda, MSD, Holozyme
Cancer drug

The Hague dismisses Halozyme’s PI bid against MSD over Keytruda

The District Court The Hague has rejected Halozyme's application for a preliminary injunction seeking to bar MSD from ma ...

22 July 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Unified Patent Court

UPC Court of Appeal clarifies rules on conditional counterclaims for revocation

The UPC Court of Appeal has set out for the first time how a counterclaim for revocation that is made conditional upon a finding of infringement shoul ...

20 July 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Dental technology

KaVo and Mitscherlich prevail against MK-Dent in dental turbine dispute

The market for dental products in Germany is highly competitive. Munich Regional Court has now ruled in favour of KaVo Dental in a patent infringement ...

21 July 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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Recognition of qualifications from third countries - The Achilles’ heel of the UPC’s long-arm jurisdiction?

An order of the UPC‘s Local Division Mannheim of 30 January 2026 could significantly dampen the enthusiasm surrounding long-arm jurisdiction in European patent litigation if its para. 47 were to be understood as meaning that the imposition of a penalty payment by the UPC for…

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Cases Hanwha, REC, solar cells
Solar cells

EPO revokes Hanwha’s key solar cell patent after 11-year opposition battle

After more than a decade of disputes, Hanwha has suffered a defeat at the EPO. In a major opposition battle, the Boards of Appeal have now revoked a b ...

17 July 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Cases Brita, Ningbo Blue Pluser, filter cartridges, water filter
Water filters

Hamburg local division imposes penalty payments on Ningbo Blue Pluser in Brita case

Failing to comply with a preliminary injunction obtained by Brita, Ningbo Blue Pluser must pay penalty payments. The Hamburg local division found that ...

16 July 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Legal Commentary UPC, Presidium, Administrative Committee, allocation of cases
Unified Patent Court

UPC Administrative Committee decides against proactive distribution of cases

A proactive allocation of UPC cases by the management of the Court of First Instance is not in line with the UPC Agreement and is therefore off the ta ...

15 July 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases Kodak, FujiFilm, long-arm jurisdiction, Court of Appeal, UPC
Printing technology

Court of Appeal grants FujiFilm an injunction against Kodak after all

Kodak is prohibited from using certain Sonora-type printing plates in Germany. This was the ruling handed down yesterday by the Court of Appeal of the ...

14 July 2026 by Mathieu Klos
Cases Arlanxeo, Zeon
Synthetic rubber

Arlanxeo and Mitscherlich get Zeon battery binder patent revoked in Germany

As the market share for electric vehicles grows, patents for related technologies such as batteries are increasingly becoming the subject of litigatio ...

14 July 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Cases AorticLab, Emboline
Cardiovascular care

Munich court bans AorticLab’s embolic protection device in dispute with Emboline

AorticLab may no longer sell certain embolic protection devices in Germany. Munich Regional Court has now ruled that the Italian medical device manufa ...

13 July 2026 by Konstanze Richter

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Cases Hanwha, REC, solar cells
Solar cells

EPO revokes Hanwha’s key solar cell patent after 11-year opposition battle

After more than a decade of disputes, Hanwha has suffered a defeat at the EPO. In a major opposition battle, the Boards of Appeal have now revoked a b ...

17 July 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Cases Saint Gobain, Pilkington, Splanemann, glass, EPO Boards of Appeal
Specialty glass

Saint Gobain and Splanemann defend smart glass patent at EPO

The market for speciality glass for the automotive industry is booming. Saint Gobain has now successfully defended a patent for a functional layer for ...

28 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter
Cases GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, generics, Ellipta, EPO
Blockbuster drug

Generics suspect GSK of playing “divisional game” after EPO revocation

GlaxoSmithKline has suffered a defeat at the EPO in the dispute over its blockbuster Ellipta. The Boards of Appeal have revoked an important dosage pa ...

12 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter