Cases Archives

Koroyd, Burton, patent litigation, ski helmets

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

Regeneron, Furo Ventures, patent litigation, praluent

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

Cases

deferasirox, Teva, Novartis, patent litigation

Pharmaceuticals

Teva and Pinsent Masons invalidate two Novartis patents for Exjade

The High Court of England and Wales has invalidated two Novartis patents following revocation proceedings brought by Teva. The dispute concerns medica ...

18 November 2022 by Joshua Silverwood

Cases

Connected cars

German carmakers overturn IoT IP connected cars patent

The EPO Opposition Division has revoked a patent owned by Munich-based NPE, IoT IP, with opponents including two carmakers Audi and BMW. Both successf ...

14 November 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Standard essential patents

Apple must accept court-determined FRAND licence in Optis dispute

The Court of Appeal in London has dismissed an appeal by Apple against an order that it must take a FRAND licence from Optis, in a case that could hav ...

11 November 2022 by Joshua Silverwood

Cases

Jurisdiction

Nokia and Oppo battle in full swing following UK Supreme Court ruling

It’s not going well for Oppo in the dispute with Nokia over SEPs in Europe. After setbacks in Germany and the Netherlands, the UK Supreme Court has no ...

9 November 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Mobile communication

Intellectual Ventures fails with infringement claim against SFR in France

Intellectual Ventures has once again suffered a defeat in a patent dispute in France, after the Judicial Court of Paris dismissed an infringement suit ...

7 November 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Acorda fails in PI proceedings over MS drug Fampyra against Ratiopharm

How important is a provisional opinion of the Federal Patent Court for a preliminary injunction? In the dispute between Acorda and Ratiopharm, the Hig ...

1 November 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Telecommunication

EPO ruling revokes two Unwired Planet patents

Unwired Planet, a company at the centre of multiple instances of international litigation, has had two patents including one parent patent revoked at ...

26 October 2022 by Joshua Silverwood

Cases

Renewable energy

Six opponents destroy REC solar panel patent at EPO

The EPO Opposition Division has now revoked a patent owned by REC Solar, following the filing of oppositions by six parties including Hanwha Q-Cells. ...

18 October 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Biogen fails against multiple generics over MS drug Tecfidera

The Regional Court Düsseldorf and the Judicial Court of Paris have both rejected Biogen's preliminary injunction applications against generic drug man ...

11 October 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

LED technology

Eglo and Vossius win fourth infringement case against Signify

Austrian LED light manufacturer Eglo may continue to sell its LED lights in Germany, following a decision of the Regional Court Düsseldorf. Signify is ...

6 October 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Entertainment

Subsonic and Plasseraud defeat Sony in litigation over PlayStation controllers

In a dispute over patents for games console controllers, Subsonic has defeated electronic giant Sony in Paris. The Japanese electronics manufacturer s ...

4 October 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Entitlement action

German Federal Court opens door to more document transparency in patent cases

The Federal Court of Justice has insisted courts weigh the parties' interests more carefully. This is the result of a recently published judgment in t ...

29 September 2022 by Konstanze Richter

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