Medical Devices Archives

Gassauer-Fleissner, Michaela Petsche, Vienna

Gassauer-Fleissner makes headway with generational change

In early January, the well-known Viennese patent lawyer Christian Gassauer-Fleissner transitioned to of counsel status. Now his law firm is strengthen ...

21 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Meril Life Sciences, Edwards Lifesciences, heart valves, Boards of Appeal

Medical devices

Meril successful at EPO against Edwards Lifesciences in heart-valve battle

In a victory for Meril Life Sciences in the long-running dispute over heart valves, the Boards of Appeal have revoked one of several patents-in-suit b ...

16 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

France

Aramis IP team moves to Jeantet

At the turn of the year, the IP team split off from Aramis and joined the law firm Jeantet. The Paris-based full-service law firm is thus supplementin ...

2 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Entitlement action

Silimed sucessfully claims invention for breast implant technology

In an entitlement action concerning a patent belonging to the German breast implant manufacturer Polytech, competitor Silimed has now been successful. ...

3 December 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Insulet has filed suits against Eoflow and Menarini over a patent concerning insulin patch pumps. ©Ламина Акулова/ADOBE Stock

Medical devices

UPC Milan divisions reject Insulet's PI applications

Both the local and central divisions in Milan have rejected Insulet's PI applications due to doubts about the validity of the patent-in-suit. This is ...

26 November 2024 by Christina Schulze

Should pharma and biotech companies now be embracing the UPC?

Should pharma and biotech companies now be embracing the UPC? At this joint event hosted by Pinsent Masons and JUVE Patent, a group of industry lea ...

25 November 2024 by JUVE

Cases

Munich local division

Edwards deals a severe blow to Meril with regular advisors

Meril Life Science is no longer allowed to sell its current heart valves in UPC territory as of Friday. This was decided by the UPC local division Mun ...

18 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

JUVE Patent rankings 2024

Ones to Watch Germany 2024: Moritz Schroeder

In JUVE Patent’s recent German ranking, six patent litigators stood out among the up-and-coming lawyers in the market. Here, Mathieu Klos explains how ...

5 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

NanoString, 10x Genomics, Bird & Bird, central division Munich, UPC

Medical devices

NanoString and Bird & Bird triumph against 10x Genomics at central division

NanoString has achieved a win in its dispute with 10x Genomics over diagnostic devices at the UPC. The central division Munich has now revoked one of ...

18 October 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Insulet, Menarini, Eoflow, Italy, Milan, UPC

Case preview

Predominantly German teams in Insulet hearings at Milan UPC divisions

Today and tomorrow the local and central UPC divisions in Milan are hearing the cases in Insulet vs Menarini and Insulet vs Eoflow. Only one of the th ...

15 October 2024 by Christina Schulze

Cases

QuantifiCare, Canfield Scientific, UPC, local division Düsseldorf, 3D medical imaging

3D imaging

QuantifiCare sues Canfield Scientific at UPC over 3D medical imaging systems

QuantifiCare has filed a complaint with the UPC against Canfield Scientific. Previously, the Federal Court of Justice in Germany upheld an important p ...

1 October 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Edwards Lifesciences, Meril Life Sciences, heart-valve patent, UPC local division Munich, Oktoberfest

Medical devices

First main infringement hearing in Edwards vs Meril at Munich local division

In July, the Paris central division upheld a heart-valve patent owned by Edwards Lifesciences. Today, the US company and its competitor Meril Life Sci ...

24 September 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

UPC Court of Appeal says Ireland is not a contracting member state

The Court of Appeal has temporarily suspended a preliminary injunction against SiBio Bioscience with effect for Ireland, saying the country is current ...

21 August 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Unified Patent Court

UPC will not reopen PI proceedings in 10x Genomics vs NanoString

10x Genomics and its counsel Bardehle Pagenberg have failed in their application to the UPC to reopen the PI proceedings against NanoString over diagn ...

8 August 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Medical devices

No luck for Dexcom at UPC after judgment from Munich local division

Yesterday the Munich local division invalidated a Dexcom patent covering glucose-monitoring technology and rejected the infringement claim against Abb ...

1 August 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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