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QuantifiCare, Canfield Scientific, 3D imaging

QuantifiCare wins injunction against Canfield in 3D imaging dispute

Düsseldorf Regional Court has ruled the US manufacturer of 3D imaging systems Canfield may no longer sell certain products in Germany. The dispute now ...

29 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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LED chips

UPC enforces strict deadlines in Seoul Viosys LED dispute

Photon Wave may not sell its UVC LED chips in France. The Paris local division has ruled that a patent owned by Seoul Viosys is infringed. However, th ...

25 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Glenmark, AstraZeneca, Dapagliflozin, SPC, diabetes

Supplementary protection certificates

UK Court of Appeal blocks Glenmark's diabetes generic

AstraZeneca has secured a preliminary injunction against Glenmark's generic version of diabetes drug dapagliflozin in the UK. The Court of Appeal over ...

25 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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Damages claim

NanoString demands damages for enforcement of PI

One of the first cases at the UPC continues to shape the young court's jurisprudence. In the dispute over spatial profiling technology, NanoString is ...

23 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Samsung Bioepis, Janssen, Stelara, SPC waiver

Biosimilars

Janssen appeals to Supreme Court after Samsung Bioepis win in SPC waiver case

Samsung Bioepis has won the right to produce a biosimilar of Janssen's autoimmune disorder treatment in Europe for export outside the EU, despite vali ...

18 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Novartis, Accord, apple sauce, nilotinib

Cancer drug

Novartis and Accord settle UPC dispute over drug administration with apple sauce

Novartis and Accord have settled their dispute over the active ingredient nilotinib, marking the end of another UPC pharmaceutical patent case through ...

17 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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Campervans

UPC rules on product-by-process claims in Knaus Tabbert campervan dispute

Anyone selling a product whose technical features are protected by a patent infringes that patent, even if the development processes differ. The UPC's ...

16 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

MediaTek, Huawei, UPC, semiconductor chips

Chip technology

MediaTek and Huawei take multi-jurisdictional chip battle to the UPC

Huawei has filed its next round of UPC suits concerning SEPs, with new lawsuits against MediaTek. The Chinese tech group continues to show faith in th ...

15 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Amgen, Repatha, Sanofi, Regeneron, Praluent, cholesterol-lowering drugs

Pharmaceuticals

EPO and UPC disagree on validity of Amgen's patent for cholesterol drug

The EPO Opposition Division has rejected a challenge by Sanofi and Regeneron against a key patent covering Amgen’s cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha. ...

15 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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Astallas, Xtandi, Regents of the University of California, prostate cancer

Cancer drug

German Federal Patent Court upholds Xtandi patent in win for Astellas

Astellas and The Regents of the University of California have achieved another victory in their pan-European dispute over prostate cancer drug Xtandi. ...

14 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Dainese, Alpinestars, Milan, jurisdiction, Spain, UPC

Jurisdictional challenge

Milan local division asserts long-arm jurisdiction in Dainese vs Alpinestars

The Milan local division of the UPC has asserted its jurisdiction to rule on infringement actions involving European patents validated in non-UPC cont ...

11 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, Pfizer, RSV, vaccines

Vaccine technology

GSK and Pfizer reach licensing deal over RSV vaccine

The global battle between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer over several patents for RSV vaccines has come to an end. The dispute was settled where it began, ...

9 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Edwards Lifesciences, Meril Life Science, transcatheter heart valves, EPO Boards of Appeal

Medical devices

Epic battle over heart valves continues as EPO revokes two Edwards patents

The EPO Boards of Appeal have revoked two divisional patents belonging to Edwards Lifesciences' heart valve portfolio. This latest development comes a ...

4 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Standard essential patents

Cross-licence agreement ends global dispute between Ericsson and Lenovo

Ericsson and Lenovo have settled their global patent dispute with a cross-licence agreement. The settlement comes just one month after the UK Court of ...

3 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

FujiFilm, Kodak, UPC, Mannheim local division

Printing technology

UPC grants FujiFilm and Hoyng ROKH Monegier injunction against Kodak

Kodak may no longer sell certain printing plates in Germany following a ruling by the UPC's Mannheim local division. FujiFilm has secured an initial v ...

3 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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