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Year in review 2024

Top 10 patent cases of the year 2024

The year 2024 was dominated by the UPC. Under the watchful eyes of the patent world, the new court is making patent history with its numerous rulings ...

27 December 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

EPO Boards of Appeal

EPO not playing along with KPN's UPC strategy

The Boards of Appeal have revoked an important patent belonging to KPN. The Dutch company recently filed a complaint against Oppo with the UPC. The pa ...

23 December 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

CJEU, SPCs, MSD, Janumet, Inegy, Advocate General

Combination drug SPCs

CJEU follows Advocate General in question over SPCs for combination drugs

Yesterday, the CJEU published its long-awaited decision regarding the granting of SPCs in relation to combination products. With its ruling on the int ...

20 December 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Standard essential patents

Local division Munich grants injunction over Netgear's Wi-Fi 6 routers

In another important FRAND ruling from the UPC, the Munich local division has ruled Netgear may no longer sell Wi-Fi-6-capable routers in six importan ...

18 December 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

IFA, Bayer, Lauer Taxe, Rivaroxaban, Xarelto, Munich

Blockbuster drug

Bayer's defeat in dispute with IFA over Xarelto listing in Munich

Bayer is fighting tooth and nail for its blockbuster Xarelto. However, the pharmaceutical manufacturer has now failed in its attempt to hold the infor ...

10 December 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Cardo Systems, Asmax, ex-parte PI, Milan, UPC

Fastening devices

From patent grant to PI in a month: Cardo scores ex-parte PI in Milan

Asmax may no longer sell some of its bluetooth communication devices in all 18 UPC countries. The Milan local division recently imposed a sales ban fo ...

5 December 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Entitlement action

Silimed sucessfully claims invention for breast implant technology

In an entitlement action concerning a patent belonging to the German breast implant manufacturer Polytech, competitor Silimed has now been successful. ...

3 December 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Juul Labs, NJOY, e-cigarettes, vaporiser

E-cigarette technology

Half-time in the e-cigarette battle between NJOY and Juul Labs

The parties in the battle over vaporizer patents have reached a tie after four rulings by the Paris central division. Today, the court upheld a key Ju ...

29 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

CRISPR/Cas

Swerving the matter of granting genetic scissor patents at the EPO

This autumn, the EPO Boards of Appeal were supposed to issue landmark decisions in the battle for the basic patents on CRISPR/Cas9 technology. But the ...

28 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Insulet has filed suits against Eoflow and Menarini over a patent concerning insulin patch pumps. ©Ламина Акулова/ADOBE Stock

Medical devices

UPC Milan divisions reject Insulet's PI applications

Both the local and central divisions in Milan have rejected Insulet's PI applications due to doubts about the validity of the patent-in-suit. This is ...

26 November 2024 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Panasonic, Oppo, Xiaomi, local division Mannheim, UPC, FRAND, SEP

Standard essential patents

Oppo infringed Panasonic SEP says local division Mannheim in first FRAND ruling

Today the UPC has handed down its first FRAND judgment. In a surprising turn of events, the local division Mannheim has banned Oppo from selling certa ...

22 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Lenovo, Ericsson, Panasonic, Xiaomi, UK High Court

Standard essential patents

UK High Court rules no interim licence for Lenovo in dispute with Ericsson

Lenovo's application for an interim licence at the UK High Court has failed. This is the second time in a few weeks that the court has ruled on such a ...

20 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Munich local division

Edwards deals a severe blow to Meril with regular advisors

Meril Life Science is no longer allowed to sell its current heart valves in UPC territory as of Friday. This was decided by the UPC local division Mun ...

18 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

SodaStream, uniQure, carbonator, carbonated products, UPC, local division Düsseldorf, Gillette defence

Carbonators

SodaStream triumphs over Aarke at UPC local division Düsseldorf

Aarke may not market its carbonators in several European countries. The UPC local division in Düsseldorf has found the product infringes a patent held ...

13 November 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Gene therapy

uniQure successfully defends haemophilia gene therapy patent against Pfizer

Pfizer may not launch its haemophilia gene therapy drug on the UK market. The UK High Court recently rejected a revocation claim by Pfizer against a p ...

12 November 2024 by Konstanze Richter

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