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Crème de la crème of French patent cases

The Parisian courts are breaking new ground in multiple recent decisions in French patent cases. From FRAND hearings, to sizeable damages in pharma pr ...

12 March 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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EPO Boards of Appeal

Enlarged Board of Appeal releases G 1/19 decision on patenting computer simulations

The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has published its decision in case G 1/19 regarding the patentability of computer-implemented simulations. The EBA st ...

11 March 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Cigarette technology

Two BAT patents revoked in heat-not-burn cigarette battle

The global dispute between Philip Morris and British American Tobacco over heat-not-burn cigarette technology is intensifying. Yesterday, the UK High ...

10 March 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Germany

Envipco and DPG settle dispute over bottle deposit system

Envipco and the operator of the German bottle deposit system DPG have settled their long-running dispute over a technology for sorting returnable bott ...

4 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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FRAND

Sisvel vs. Haier: Federal court raises bar for implementers in SEP disputes

The Federal Court of Justice has ruled that implementers must show a more precise interest in taking a FRAND licence in SEP disputes. In the latest Si ...

2 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Anti-suit injunction

Munich court confirms AAAASI in SEP battle between InterDigital and Xiaomi

Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi has suffered a setback in its global SEP dispute with InterDigital. The Regional Court Munich prohibited Xiao ...

26 February 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Supplementary protection certificates

Paris Court of Appeal applies CJEU case law in three SPC judgments

The Paris Court of Appeal has applied CJEU case law in three separate landmark rulings on SPC applications in France. The case law is based on the 202 ...

25 February 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Connected cars

All eyes on Luxembourg in Nokia and Daimler patent battle

The battle between Nokia and Daimler has a new forum. Nokia has withdrawn its appeal against the referral of FRAND issues to the CJEU. In August, Noki ...

24 February 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Standard essential patents

Court of Appeal overturns Vodafone's Crown use defence in IPCom dispute

The UK Court of Appeal has overturned a first-instance decision regarding Vodafone's Crown use defence against claimant IPCom. The court also rejected ...

22 February 2021 by Amy Sandys
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European Patent Office

Corning and Schott battle over flexible glass handset displays

Schott has overturned two patents for flexible glass owned by US glass manufacturer Corning at the European Patent Office. Now, the dispute over ultra ...

16 February 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Germany

Skyventure and ISG overcome turbulence in skydiving centres dispute

A dispute over property rights between ISG and Jochen Schweizer, and Skyventure, has concluded with the withdrawal of important lawsuits. Leisure prov ...

11 February 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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DNA sequencing technology

UK High Court clarifies sufficiency in Illumina and MGI patent dispute

Illumina has won a patent infringement suit in the UK against defendant MGI over DNA sequencing technology. Invoking principles set out regarding suff ...

8 February 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Mobile communication

UK court dismisses Vodafone jurisdictional challenge against TOT

The UK High Court has ruled that proceedings between Vodafone and Spanish telecommunications provider TOT can continue. The decision follows a request ...

1 February 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Cancer drug

French court awards Eli Lilly more high damages for pemetrexed

The Paris Court of First Instance has once again granted Eli Lilly a preliminary injunction for pemetrexed. The judges also granted another large clai ...

28 January 2021 by Christina Schulze
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Protein sequencing

Lavoix wins for Peaccel and University of Nantes at Paris Court of Appeal

Peaccel and a University of Nantes researcher have prevailed against US competitor Codexis at the Paris Court of Appeal. In the long-running dispute, ...

26 January 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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