Cases Archives

BioNTech plans acquisition of CureVac while global mRNA dispute pending

BioNTech yesterday announced its intention to acquire CureVac. The transaction could also end the global patent disputes between the two biotech compa ...

13 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Standard essential patents

Realme secures second victory in German dispute over LTE technology

Oppo subsidiary Realme may continue to sell its smartphones in Germany after winning both infringement and nullity proceedings against patent owner Ox ...

12 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Biogen, Fresenius, Imraldi, Humira, Düsseldorf, anti-rheumatic

Anti-rheumatic drug

Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court overturns ruling on Biogen's Imraldi

Biogen may not use a specific composition with the monoclonal antibody adalimumab in its anti-rheumatic drug Imraldi, marketed in Germany. Düsseldorf ...

11 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Supplementary protection certificates

Court of Appeal implements CJEU ruling in Janssen's dispute with INPI

The French Court of Appeal has implemented the CJEU's decision on supplementary protection certificates for the first time. As a result, the French Pa ...

10 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Dish, Aylo, UPC, video streaming, A&O Shearman, Bardehle Pagenberg

Video streaming technology

Aylo and Bardehle Pagenberg prevail against Dish in pan-European dispute

So far Dish has been unsuccessful in its international dispute with Aylo over streaming technology. One of the two patents-in-suit was recently revoke ...

6 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

ESKO, XSYS, jurisdiction, Court of Appeal, UPC

Unified Patent Court

Court of Appeal clarifies fundamental questions on jurisdiction in ESKO vs XSYS

The UPC Court of Appeal has clarified key questions regarding its jurisdiction for the period around its launch in June 2023 in the dispute between ES ...

4 June 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Medical devices

Roche settles UPC dispute over insulin distribution technology

Roche Diagnostics has now resolved its UPC dispute with Tandem Diabetes Care, VitalAire and other defendants with a settlement. The case was playing o ...

3 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Tulip, Sunwoda, Renault, battery, electric car

Battery technology

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

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