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Novartis and Freshfields win PIs against eight generics companies in fingolimod battle

In one of Europe's biggest pharmaceutical disputes, Novartis has won an important victory against the generic drug industry over MS drug fingolimod. B ...

31 January 2023 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Electronics

Sony and Rohnke Winter prevail against inventor over Vaio laptops

Sony has not infringed a patent owned by German company Virtual Paper, meaning it does not have to pay damages. The German Federal Court of Justice ca ...

26 January 2023 by Mathieu Klos

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Mobile communication

Gowling and InterDigital confirm SEP infringement finding against Lenovo

In the much-observed dispute over 3G and 4G patents, the Court of Appeal in London has confirmed a finding of infringement by Lenovo against a valid a ...

25 January 2023 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Standard essential patents

Nokia and Oppo head for FRAND trial in London

The High Court in London has found a standard essential patent owned by Nokia valid and infringed, meaning the court will soon play host to yet anothe ...

20 January 2023 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Video streaming technology

Amsterdam court denies DivX injunction against Netflix over video coding patent

The District Court of Amsterdam has declined a request by DivX to align a preliminary judgment with a finding of infringement made by a German court, ...

19 January 2023 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Firearms

Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf confirms infringement against C.G. Haenel in rifle dispute

C.G. Haenel is still unable to sell its new assault rifle in Germany, after the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf confirmed that it infringes a pate ...

5 January 2023 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Cigarette technology

BAT draws level with Philip Morris after success in London and Düsseldorf

British American Tobacco has recently won two victories in its global dispute with Philip Morris over heat-not-burn cigarette technology. The Court of ...

3 January 2023 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Year in review 2022

Top 10 patent cases of the year 2022

JUVE Patent's top ten cases of the year 2022 reflect the most interesting developments at Europe's patent courts, as well as at the European Patent Of ...

21 December 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Mobile communication

Patent firms stand down as Ericsson and Apple sign 5G licence agreement

Ericsson and Apple have signed a global patent licence agreement, ending one of the largest disputes over implementation patents and SEPs in recent ye ...

12 December 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Renewable energy

GE and Hogan Lovells invalidate Siemens patent for offshore wind turbines

The High Court of England and Wales has invalidated a patent owned by Spanish-German engineering company Siemens Gamesa, after it accused General Elec ...

7 December 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

The Netherlands

Dutch court extends cross-border jurisdiction in Novartis and Pharmathen battle

Pharmathen is still unable to sell its cancer drug Okrodin in many European countries after the Court of Appeal in The Hague largely upheld a prelimin ...

6 December 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Sports equipment

Koroyd and Hoyng ROKH Monegier win against ski helmet provider Burton

The Regional Court Düsseldorf has found that snowboarding company Burton infringed Koroyd's patent rights. If the plaintiff enforces the ruling, it wo ...

28 November 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Regeneron successfully defends patent for cholesterol inhibitor at the EPO

Regeneron has successfully repelled an attempt to invalidate its blockbuster patent for cholesterol-inhibiting medication at the EPO Technical Boards ...

25 November 2022 by Joshua Silverwood

Cases

Standard essential patents

Intellectual Ventures suffers another defeat in France

The Judicial Court of Paris has once again dismissed claims brought by Intellectual Ventures over a mobile communications patent. The NPE had filed in ...

22 November 2022 by Konstanze Richter

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Cases

Novartis and Freshfields win PIs against eight generics companies in fingolimod battle

Sony and Rohnke Winter prevail against inventor over Vaio laptops

Gowling and InterDigital confirm SEP infringement finding against Lenovo

Nokia and Oppo head for FRAND trial in London

Amsterdam court denies DivX injunction against Netflix over video coding patent

Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf confirms infringement against C.G. Haenel in rifle dispute

BAT draws level with Philip Morris after success in London and Düsseldorf

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Patent firms stand down as Ericsson and Apple sign 5G licence agreement

GE and Hogan Lovells invalidate Siemens patent for offshore wind turbines

Dutch court extends cross-border jurisdiction in Novartis and Pharmathen battle

Koroyd and Hoyng ROKH Monegier win against ski helmet provider Burton

Regeneron successfully defends patent for cholesterol inhibitor at the EPO

Intellectual Ventures suffers another defeat in France