Cases Archives

Tulip, Sunwoda, Renault, battery, electric car

Hogan Lovells and Tulip land sales ban against Sunwoda's car batteries

A Munich court has temporarily barred the Chinese Sunwoda Group from selling batteries in Germany. The ruling primarily affects imports of the Dacia S ...

30 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Moderna, Arbutus, Genevant, Spikevax, mRNA, vaccines

mRNA technology

Arbutus and Brinkhof celebrate interim success in mRNA case against Moderna

Arbutus' lawsuit against the mRNA vaccine Spikevax involves 15 Moderna companies. Now, the local division The Hague has declared itself competent to h ...

28 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Cochlear implants

MED-EL and Advanced Bionics settle shortly before Mannheim UPC judgment

Medical device manufacturers MED-EL and Advanced Bionics have settled their dispute over cochlear implants. The settlement comes shortly before the Ma ...

27 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Consumer goods

Paris local division hands NUC victory in slow juicer battle with Hurom

After recent success in Mannheim, kitchen appliance manufacturer Hurom has now suffered a setback against competitors NUC and Warmcook in its UPC disp ...

27 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

red blood cells, Slexion, Soliris, eculizumab, samsung bioepis, UK High Court

Orphan drugs

Alexion suffers defeat over Soliris patent at UK High Court

In the pan-European dispute over Soliris, Alexion has now suffered another defeat. The UK High Court found that an important patent relating to the ac ...

23 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

MU Ionics, CATL, batteries, Opel, lithium-ion, electric vehicles, electric cars

Settlement

Battle over battery technology ends as MU Ionics and CATL sign licensing deal

MU Ionics and CATL have resolved their patent disputes. They recently signed a licence deal that also impacts Opel, which uses the Chinese battery man ...

22 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

mRNA technology

Graf von Stosch scores wins for CureVac in EPO oppositions

In the extensive dispute over mRNA patents, CureVac has achieved a victory at the European Patent Office. The Opposition Division upheld two important ...

21 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

dialysis machine, nipro, Fresenius Medical Care, dialyser

Dialysers

Nipro wins dispute over dialyser patent with Taylor Wessing and Betten Resch

A long-running dispute between Fresenius Medical Care and Nipro over dialysis technology has concluded in Germany. The Federal Court of Justice declar ...

20 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Novo Nordisk, Ozempic, Wegovy semaglutide

Blockbuster drug

EPO revokes another Novo Nordisk patent behind Ozempic and Wegovy drugs

In the ongoing dispute over its highly successful weight-loss drug semaglutide, Novo Nordisk has suffered a further setback as the EPO revoked yet ano ...

16 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Mundipharma, Glenmark, Targin, PI, damages

Damages claim

No damages for Glenmark in battle over Mundipharma's Targin

Mundipharma does not have to pay Glenmark damages for the cancelled launch of a generic painkiller. Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has upheld last y ...

15 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

10x Genomics, Bruker, NanoString, UPC, PI, settlement

Spatial detection

10x Genomics and Bruker settle landmark UPC dispute

10x Genomics and Bruker Spatial Biology have settled their global dispute over spatial profiling technology, bringing an end to one of the first cases ...

14 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Spatial detection

UPC battle between 10x Genomics and Curio Bioscience moves to next stage

The patent dispute between 10x Genomics and Curio Bioscience entered a new phase today with an oral hearing on the merits. The proceedings delved deep ...

13 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Cholesterol-lowering drugs

Sanofi and Amgen still fighting for upper hand following Düsseldorf judgment

Düsseldorf local division has dismissed Sanofi and Regeneron's infringement claim against Amgen's cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha and Amgen's counte ...

13 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Zaun, Praesidiad, fences, Brexit, Court of Appeal, UK

UK Court of Appeal

Zaun's appeal unsuccessful in Brexit-related case against Praesidiad

The UK Court of Appeal has dismissed Zaun's appeal against Praesidiad over high-security fences. The case centres on the validity of a Community desig ...

12 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Boehringer Ingelheim, Zentiva, Lisbon, Ofev

Respiratory drug

Boehringer Ingelheim fails in bid for PI at local division Lisbon

The German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim sought to pre-emptively prohibit Zentiva from selling generic versions of its respiratory drug ...

9 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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