The Netherlands

14 June 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cook and Hoyng ROKH repel cross-border injunction attempt by Boston Scientific

In a dispute over medical devices, Boston Scientific has not managed to obtain a preliminary injunction against competitor Cook for several European c ...

19 May 2022 by Mathieu Klos

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 ...

16 May 2022 by Amy Sandys

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 ...

26 April 2022 by Konstanze Richter

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 ...

14 April 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Hogan Lovells frontman Klaas Bisschop moves to the courts

The well-known patent litigation lawyer Klaas Bisschop has become a judge at the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam. He left the Hogan Lovells partnership a ...

31 March 2022 by Mathieu Klos

FRAND

Philips and Xiaomi settle dispute over UMTS and LTE technology

Philips and Xiaomi appear to have signed a licence agreement over 3G and 4G patents, thus settling their global dispute. The settlement marks the end ...

11 March 2022 by Amy Sandys

Renewable energy

Court of Appeal confirms Hanwha and Hoyng win over solar panel patent

The Court of Appeal in The Hague has upheld a first-instance judgment against Longi over infringement of a Hanwha Q-Cells patent. The patent, which co ...

9 March 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Mobile communication

Philips and Hoyng win final instance FRAND battle against Wiko

The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled in Philips' favour, asserting that Wiko cannot sell certain UMTS-capable mobile devices in the Netherlands. The cour ...

25 February 2022 by Amy Sandys

Dutch Court of Appeal confirms non-infringement by KPN against Assia

The Court of Appeal in The Hague has upheld a first-instance decision which found that KPN did not infringe an Assia patent. Now the court has provisi ...

14 February 2022 by Amy Sandys

Pinsent Masons hires Taylor Wessing partner in Amsterdam

The Dutch office of Pinsent Masons continues its expansion with the addition of life sciences specialist Judith Krens. A former partner and head of li ...

11 February 2022 by Amy Sandys

Dutch judges deny Google injunction request against Sonos

The District Court for Central Netherlands has rejected an injunction request by Google against wireless speaker manufacturer Sonos. The case concerns ...

3 February 2022 by Amy Sandys

Dutch courts could have international jurisdiction to hear FRAND claims

The District Court of The Hague has declared jurisdiction to begin FRAND proceedings between Vestel and patent pool Access Advance. Although currently ...

2 February 2022 by Mathieu Klos

JUVE Patent survey

Continental Europe's patent firms slow to increase hourly rates

European patent litigation and prosecution firms have raised their hourly rates by just 0.2%, according to a survey conducted by JUVE Patent. Some con ...