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UPC favourites: French and German judges dominate

Five French and five Germans top the list of the most popular judges for the UPC. This is the result of an international survey of patent experts by JUVE Patent. Such strong dominance of judges from t ...

24 November 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Evidence, experts and witnesses at the UPC

The Unified Patent Court (“UPC” or “Court”) means a new court and thus new rules of procedure. Let’s look more specifically at the means of evidence t ...

12 May 2022 by Simmons & Simmons LLP
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UPC: 5 things you need to know

Now that the UPC preparatory phase has officially begun, Simmons & Simmons will publish a series of articles at JUVE Patent on patent litigation a ...

14 February 2022 by Simmons & Simmons LLP
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SEP / FRAND litigation at the UPC

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) may become an attractive forum to litigate Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), as the pressure of a pan-European injunct ...

24 January 2022 by Simmons & Simmons LLP
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France and Italy

Piaggio strikes Peugeot in first instance over three-wheel scooters

Piaggio has obtained comprehensive sales and production bans against Peugeot for three-wheeled scooters in France and Italy. But, until the appeal dec ...

4 October 2021 by Christina Schulze
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Patent cases decline across Europe – but courts report increasing complexity

Patent courts in France, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and Germany are seeing a decline in newly-filed patent cases. This is especially evident in Lo ...

12 July 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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Mobile communication

Game over in Sisvel and Xiaomi's global SEP dispute

A licensing deal has ended all global litigation between Sisvel and Mitsubishi Electric, and mobile electronics company Xiaomi. The deal covers all mo ...

2 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Italy's patent market ripe for harvest

Italy, like its European counterparts, has traditional IP boutiques vying with international firms for a patent litigation market share. But the count ...

17 February 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Germany

BAT and Vossius fend off Philip Morris suit over heat-not-burn cigarettes

British American Tobacco has been successful in a case against rival Philip Morris over heat-not-burn e-cigarette technology in Germany. As a result, ...

9 December 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Novartis and Freshfields drive Zentiva and Aliud Pharma from German market

Two generic manufacturers, Zentiva and Aliud Pharma, are currently unable to sell their breast cancer drugs in Germany. The Regional Court Düsseldorf ...

23 November 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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French case law

Paris court permits patent attorneys to assist infringement seizures

The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that patent attorneys in France can assist a bailiff in patent infringement seizures, even when the team counselli ...

11 November 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Pharmaceuticals

EPO decision clears way for Sanofi blockbuster drug Praluent

The Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf is allowing Sanofi to sell its competing cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent in Germany again, following yesterday ...

6 November 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Germany hastens second ratification of Unified Patent Court

The German Bundestag is to vote next week on the renewed attempt to enact the Unified Patent Court law. Internationally, a solution for the London UPC ...

2 October 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Sisvel expands UMTS standard campaign against Xiaomi

Sisvel has announced that it is suing Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi in Germany, after filing a lawsuit at the Regional Court Munich. This f ...

14 September 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Italian government officially fields Milan for UPC central division

The Council of Ministers in Italy has officially proposed Milan as the host of a central division of the Unified Patent Court. Should the UPC go ahead ...

11 September 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Liquid gold: the MPEG inventor's embezzlement scandal

Three years ago, a patent attorney and the German broadcasting institute IRT were at the centre of an embezzlement scandal worth millions. Now the ins ...

21 August 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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