Cases Archives

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

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Synthon succeeds with Brinkhof and BarentsKrans in jurisidiction claim against Teva

After overturning a first-instance decision, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal is now claiming jurisdiction to hear a cross-border dispute between Teva an ...

23 September 2022 by Joshua Silverwood

Cases

Mobile communication

Nokia and Bird & Bird defend core patents against Oppo in the Netherlands

Oppo has failed to gain a Dutch verdict against Nokia, which it hoped would influence its German lawsuits regarding two important SEPs. The District C ...

22 September 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Standard essential patents

Avanci licensee influx sees discontinuation of connected cars lawsuits

Multiple car manufacturers have once again taken a licence for Avanci's 4G programme. Among the 14 companies are well-known Asian and European supplie ...

21 September 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Automotive

Powell Gilbert and Carku invalidate NOCO patent in Amazon takedown dispute

Shenzen Carku Technology is once again free to sell its products on Amazon and in the UK, after the High Court struck down a patent held by the NOCO C ...

16 September 2022 by Joshua Silverwood

Cases

Second medical use

Düsseldorf Regional Court rejects PI in fingolimod case

In the pan-European dispute over fingolimod, Novartis has now suffered a setback in Germany. Düsseldorf Regional Court dismissed the company's applica ...

1 September 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Coronavirus

Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech with Freshfields in Europe

Moderna has filed a patent infringement suit against Pfizer and BioNTech at the Regional Court Düsseldorf and in the US over mRNA vaccines. In Germany ...

29 August 2022 by Mathieu Klos

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