The Netherlands

Sisvel and Archos reach international FRAND settlement

Non-practising entity Sisvel has concluded a licence agreement on its MCP patent pool with Archos. The international settlement covers the FRAND aspec ...

28 October 2019 by JUVE

DSL technology

KPN teams up with Nokia against Assia in the Netherlands

An invalidity ruling has been passed down by the District Court of The Hague in a first instance decision against Assia. Claims were first brought aga ...

2 October 2019 by JUVE

Patent infringement

European jurisdictions diverge in Bayer vs. Ceva

Courts across Europe were kept busy last week with a wide-ranging dispute between Ceva Santé Animale and Bayer AG. The case concerns patent infringeme ...

26 September 2019 by JUVE

Long read

Navigating the fog: SEP litigation in Europe

Which court in Europe is best suited for SEP litigation? In light of the rise in disputes over connected cars and semiconductor patents, the question ...

13 September 2019 by JUVE

Multiple Sclerosis biosimilar

Wuesthoff and Bird & Bird pave way for MS drug licence deal

Sandoz will take over the global commercialisation for a proposed natalizumab biosimilar of Polpharma. The agreement was accompanied by successful att ...

12 September 2019 by JUVE

Standard essential patents

Sisvel denied preliminary injunction against Xiaomi

The District Court of The Hague has denied Sisvel a preliminary injunction, on the basis of lack of urgency, in its ongoing complex FRAND dispute. Thi ...

19 August 2019 by JUVE

Telecommunication patents

After loss in Paris, Philips wins with Hoyng ROKH Monegier in The Hague

Locked in a major battle across Europe with Archos, Asus, HTC and Wiko, electronics giant Philips has recently had mixed success. The latest judgments ...

9 August 2019 by JUVE

Dutch patent market

Pemetrexed patent not infringed by Fresenius in the Netherlands

The District Court of the Hague has found the pemetrexed patent held by Eli Lilly not infringed by Fresenius in the Netherlands. The decision is contr ...

26 June 2019 by JUVE

Urinary catheters

Court partially upholds Coloplast urinary catheter patent

The Federal Patent Court has upheld Coloplast's patent in Germany to a limited extent. The judgment is part of a dispute between medical device manufa ...

14 June 2019 by JUVE

Arrow declarations

Dutch court confirms jurisdiction for arrow declarations

The District Court in the Hague has ruled in favour of Pfizer in a judgment concerning jurisdiction of arrow declarations. This is the first such juri ...

31 May 2019 by JUVE

Standard essential patents

Philips successful against Asus in the Netherlands

After losing a patent in Germany, things have been better for Philips in its home jurisdiction. This week the Dutch tech giant enforced a FRAND judgme ...

15 May 2019 by JUVE

UK merger

Haseltine Lake merges with Kempner & Partners to bolster litigation practice

UK patent and trademark attorney firm Haseltine Lake has merged with Leeds-based Kempner & Partners. New firm, Haseltine Lake Kempner, has 34 partners ...

8 May 2019 by JUVE

Mobile communication

Philips loses UMTS patent in Germany

A series of lawsuits being conducted by Philips against various mobile phone manufacturers is one of the largest in Europe. Now the Dutch company has ...

3 April 2019 by JUVE

Pharmacy exemption

Netherlands passes pharmacy exemption for patented medicine

On 1 February, a provision of the Dutch Patent Act 1995 came into force. It allows pharmacists to prepare patented medicines, on a small scale, for pa ...

2 April 2019 by JUVE

Biosimilars

Cancer drug Herceptin: setbacks for Hoffmann-La Roche

Global pharmaceutical company Mundipharma can sell its anti-cancer drug Herzuma in the Netherlands until further notice, as decided by the Rechtbank i ...

1 March 2019 by JUVE