Cases Archives

Dexcom and Abbott's fight over glucose monitoring patents intensifies in Europe

As the market for portable glucose monitoring devices grows among patients with diabetes, the dispute between competitors Dexcom and Abbott is making ...

20 May 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Smart buildings

Belparts and Meissner Bolte defend crucial pressure valve technology

Belimo’s nullity suit against a central patent for state-of-the-art pressure valves has failed. The German Federal Patent Court has upheld competitor ...

19 May 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Germany

AIM Sport and Noerr score against Supponor over sports stadium advertising

Supponor can no longer use its hardware-based technology for electronic perimeter advertising in German stadiums. Munich Regional Court passed this ru ...

17 May 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Sandoz and Vondst repel preliminary injunction over blood clot drug patent

The District Court of The Hague has rejected a PI brought by Bristol Myers Squibb against Sandoz, helping clear the way for the company to proceed wit ...

16 May 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Saisie contrefaçon

Salveco and Dhenne Avocats fight competitors over ecological detergent patents

Salveco has recently signed strategic partnership agreements with HG and Altair for the use of its biodegradable cleaning product technology. But a pa ...

12 May 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Medical devices

Alcon and Kirkland invalidate two AMO eye surgery patents

In a dispute spanning the UK, the US and Germany, Alcon has recorded its first UK success against AMO over patents for eye cataract surgery technology ...

4 May 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Germany

Pichlmaier vindicated as CJEU overturns preliminary injunction practice

German courts may grant a preliminary injunction in infringement cases, even if a patent-in-suit is not yet proven in opposition or nullity proceeding ...

28 April 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

The Netherlands

BarentsKrans and Mylan repel Novartis' bid for fingolimod PI

The District Court of The Hague has rejected Novartis' application for a preliminary injunction, meaning Mylan can market its generic drug containing ...

26 April 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Licensing

Court deems Flynn exclusive licensee in Mylan insomnia drug battle

The Court of Appeal in London has ascertained that Flynn is an exclusive licensee of Neurim, overturning a first-instance decision from 2020. But the ...

22 April 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Glass-coating technology

Asahi Glass and Mitscherlich defend glass-coating patents

In a dispute over glass-coating technology, the German Asahi subsidiary Interpane has successfully defended two patents against objections from Saint- ...

19 April 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Sandoz and Teva invalidate blockbuster apixaban patent and SPC

The UK High Court has invalidated a Bristol Myers Squibb patent, which covers a blockbuster drug and SPC for the treatment and prevention of blood clo ...

8 April 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Wireless technology

SOLiD and Jones Day repel CommScope infringement challenge

The UK High Court has found a CommScope patent invalid and thus not infringed by SOLiD Technologies. The decision, which in the UK covers the second o ...

7 April 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Standard essential patents

Stage victory for Samsung against FIPA and IPCom in nullity appeal

In a dispute over SEPs for the UMTS standard, IPCom, FIPA and several mobile communications companies including Samsung are fighting over millions in ...

5 April 2022 by Christina Schulze

Cases

FRAND

Federal Court of Justice considers SEP questions in IP Bridge dispute

After the highest German court established current FRAND case law in Sisvel vs. Haier, it is now considering further questions on SEP claims in IP Bri ...

4 April 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

FRAND

MPEG LA challenges Samsung with support from Krieger Mes and Cohausz & Florack

MPEG LA has filed a lawsuit against former pool member Samsung at the Regional Court Düsseldorf for infringing HEVC patents. Samsung was a member of t ...

1 April 2022 by Mathieu Klos

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