United Kingdom Archives

Samsung Bioepsis, Janssen, Stelara, ustekinumab

Samsung Bioepis destroys Stelara patent with Simmons & Simmons

Janssen is fighting Samsung Bioepis in Europe over its blockbuster drug Stelara. In the UK revocation claim the High Court has now declared a patent i ...

12 August 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

R2 Semiconductor, Intel, UK High Court, revocation

Semiconductors

R2 Semiconductor and HSF unsuccessful with lawsuit against Intel in London

R2 Semiconductor cannot enforce a semiconductor patent against Intel in the UK. At the end of July, the UK High Court declared the patent null and voi ...

6 August 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Patentability of AI

UK Court of Appeal issues landmark ruling in Emotional Perception AI case

In the ongoing debate over the patentability of AI, the UK Court of Appeal has now issued a landmark ruling. According to the judges, the patent for E ...

29 July 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

UK Court of Appeal, InterDigital, Lenovo, FRAND

Standard essential patents

UK Court of Appeal: Lenovo must pay more money to InterDigital

Today the UK Court of Appeal ruled Lenovo must pay five cents per unit more to InterDigital than ordered by the UK High Court. Although InterDigital p ...

12 July 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

interim licence, Panasonic, Xiaomi, Oppo

Standard essential patents

Xiaomi unsuccessful in interim licence bid at UK High Court

Xiaomi is not entitled to an interim licence in its dispute with Panasonic. The UK High Court rejected this last Friday. An interim licence could have ...

9 July 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

mRNA technology

Moderna takes first win in UK trials with Pfizer and BioNTech

Yesterday the UK High Court found Pfizer and BioNTech are infringing a Moderna patent with their COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty and owe the US company dam ...

3 July 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Lenovo, InterDigital, UK Court of Appeal, FRAND

Standard essential patents

UK Court of Appeal's FRAND ruling will signal London's role in SEP litigation

In an unusually long and complex appeal hearing, the UK Court of Appeal heard the FRAND rate dispute between InterDigital and Lenovo last week. The co ...

19 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

InterDigital, Lenovo, UK Court of Appeal, Colin Birss, James Mellor

Case preview

UK Court of Appeal begins five-day hearing in InterDigital vs Lenovo

Today, a hearing on the landmark judgment over FRAND-rate setting in InterDigital vs. Lenovo kicks off at the UK Court of Appeal. The case will determ ...

10 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Shoosmiths, Marks & Clerk, London, patent litigation

UK

Shoosmiths hires patent litigator specialising in life sciences

As part of a strategy to build up its IP areas of technology, life sciences and brands by 2030, UK firm Shoosmiths has hired patent litigation partner ...

17 May 2024 by Laura King

Cases

Bayer, Xarelto, rivaroxaban, A&O Shearman

Case preview

A&O Shearman's first UK patent outing for Bayer in Xarelto appeal

Today, the UK Court of Appeal will hear Bayer's appeal against a first-instance finding of invalidity, which the high court handed down in April. With ...

16 May 2024 by Amy Sandys

Cases

InterDigital, Lenovo, FRAND, James Mellow, global FRAND rate

Standard essential patents

After success in Germany, InterDigital's FRAND battle with Lenovo shifts to London

In early May, InterDigital achieved a spectacular victory with an injunction against Lenovo from Munich Regional Court. Now, the epicentre of the glob ...

10 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

LED displays

Supponor turns sport stadium advertising dispute against AIM Sport in Germany

Supponor and AIM Sport's dispute over sports stadium advertising has entered the second round in Germany and the UK. While Supponor continues to infri ...

9 May 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Biotechnology

ACD and Molecular Instruments take RNA-sequencing patent battle to the UPC

The UK High Court has found two Advanced Cell Diagnostics patents invalid for obviousness, with the company now filing an infringement case against Mo ...

7 May 2024 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Abbott, SiBio, continuous glucose monitoring, CGM

Medical devices

Abbott launches new wave of CGM patent lawsuits against SiBio in Europe

Abbott Diabetes Care has filed three patent lawsuits for glucose-monitoring device technology against Chinese competitor SiBio Technology and its dist ...

25 April 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Blockbuster drug

UK courts revoke Bayer rivaroxaban patent in new win for generics

Mutiple pharmaceutical companies have succeeded in revoking a blockbuster Bayer patent in the latest round of proceedings, which have this time taken ...

19 April 2024 by Amy Sandys

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