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In-house move

Siemens appoints successor for Beat Weibel in global patent department

Meiko Stenger is the new head of the global patent department at Siemens. He succeeds Beat Weibel, who is moving to the university ETH Zurich. In recent years, Weibel has been a prominent advocate for ...

7 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Avalanche rescue devices

Swiss court limits scope of Ortovox's avalanche rescue patent

The patent for locating avalanche victims that Ortovox is asserting against Mammut at the UPC is only valid to a limited extent in Switzerland, accord ...

4 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Avalanche rescue devices

Ortovox wins at UPC Court of Appeal in avalanche rescue devices dispute

The UPC Court of Appeal has upheld the sales ban against Mammut's avalanche rescue devices in Austria and Germany. The applicant Ortovox is thus the f ...

26 September 2024 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
In-house move

Recordati creates new head IP counsel role with major Zentiva hire

Global pharmaceutical company Recordati has hired Kristin Cooklin in a new role as group head IP counsel from her previous position at Zentiva. She wi ...

10 April 2024 by Amy Sandys
Legal Commentary
Switzerland

Swiss government approves radical revisions to patent examination procedure

The Council of States in Switzerland has resolved the differences in a bill to modernise the Swiss Patent Act, in doing so updating the existing paten ...

15 March 2024 by Amy Sandys
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Avalanche rescue devices

Düsseldorf local division hears first proceedings over avalanche rescue devices

Following the issue of an ex-parte PI in December, the UPC dispute between Ortovox and Mammut has entered the next stage. On 5 March, the internationa ...

8 March 2024 by Mathieu Klos
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Unified Patent Court

UPC imposes penalty payment on Revolt in e-bike dispute with MyStromer

In the dispute between MyStromer and Revolt Zycling over e-bike technology, the Düsseldorf local division has imposed the first penalty payment in a U ...

24 October 2023 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
Pharma business

Sandoz spin-off could open door to new litigation against Novartis

Novartis has announced it is to divest its generics division Sandoz. The subsidiary, which runs the business of biosimilars and off-patent drugs, will ...

13 September 2022 by Joshua Silverwood
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Entitlement action

Werner & Mertz and Good Soaps battle over sustainable detergent patent

Who invented it? This is the question currently occupying the Swiss Federal Patent Court in the battle between Good Soaps and Werner & Mertz. The ...

1 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
In-house move

Interroll hires IP head from Thyssenkrupp

Thyssenkrupp Elevator's previous head of IP, Stephan Kohlhof, is moving to the same position at Swiss company Interroll. The European patent attorney ...

24 September 2020 by Christina Schulze
People & Business
Women in patent

Swiss Federal Institute of IP elects new council president

Corina Eichenberger-Walther is the new president of the Council of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. Eichenberger-Walther is the f ...

10 December 2019 by Amy Sandys
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Genetically modified plants

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The patent for a novel pepper plant is once again within Syngenta's grasp. The patent had previously been rejected but in the seed company's appeal, t ...

6 December 2018 by Mathieu Klos
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