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MED-EL, Zhejiang Nurotron, cochlear implants
Cochlear implants

No automatic service via lawyers to Chinese defendant in MED-EL case

Nurotron's counsel Clifford Chance does not have to accept a main action brought by MED-EL in the dispute over cochlear implants, even if it is alread ...

25 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Varios Combi Pro, NSK, EMS
Dental technology

Final win for NSK and Bird & Bird against EMS in dental equipment dispute

The dental equipment industry is seeing increasingly fierce patent disputes. Several manufacturers are facing off in court. Now, the Higher Regional C ...

15 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Edwards Lifesciences, Meril, heart valves
Nordic-Baltic division

Edwards Lifesciences prevails in heart valve dispute at the UPC

Edwards Lifesciences has secured an important victory before the Unified Patent Court in its long-running heart valve dispute. The Nordic-Baltic divis ...

29 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
Anna Wolters-Höhne, Bird & Bird, Hamburg
Germany

Litigation partner moves back to Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird has strengthened its patent practice in Hamburg with the return of an experienced litigation partner, who has worked elsewhere in rece ...

7 July 2025 by Christina Schulze
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Curio Bioscience, 10x Genomics, UPC, transcriptonomics
Spatial detection

Düsseldorf local division confirms PI decision in 10x Genomics vs Curio

The Unified Patent Court has ruled that Curio Bioscience cannot sell certain types of its Seeker Spatial Transcriptomics Kits in Germany, France and S ...

16 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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Roche, Tandem, insulin
Medical devices

Roche settles UPC dispute over insulin distribution technology

Roche Diagnostics has now resolved its UPC dispute with Tandem Diabetes Care, VitalAire and other defendants with a settlement. The case was playing o ...

3 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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Cochlear implants, MED-EL, Advanced Bionics
Cochlear implants

MED-EL and Advanced Bionics settle shortly before Mannheim UPC judgment

Medical device manufacturers MED-EL and Advanced Bionics have settled their dispute over cochlear implants. The settlement comes shortly before the Ma ...

27 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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dialysis machine, nipro, Fresenius Medical Care, dialyser
Dialysers

Nipro wins dispute over dialyser patent with Taylor Wessing and Betten Resch

A long-running dispute between Fresenius Medical Care and Nipro over dialysis technology has concluded in Germany. The Federal Court of Justice declar ...

20 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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10x Genomics, Bruker, NanoString, UPC, PI, settlement
Spatial detection

10x Genomics and Bruker settle landmark UPC dispute

10x Genomics and Bruker Spatial Biology have settled their global dispute over spatial profiling technology, bringing an end to one of the first cases ...

14 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Eoflow, Insulet, insulin patch pump, PI proceedings, expert opinions, UPC
Medical devices

South Korean medical device manufacturer Eoflow receives sales ban in UPC territory

The UPC Court of Appeal has overturned the first-instance decision in Insulet vs Eoflow, taking a fundamentally different view on the role of expert o ...

5 May 2025 by Christina Schulze
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NanoString, 10x Genomics, PI, damages
Damages claim

NanoString demands damages for enforcement of PI

One of the first cases at the UPC continues to shape the young court's jurisprudence. In the dispute over spatial profiling technology, NanoString is ...

23 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter
Cases
Edwards Lifesciences, Meril Life Science, transcatheter heart valves, EPO Boards of Appeal
Medical devices

Epic battle over heart valves continues as EPO revokes two Edwards patents

The EPO Boards of Appeal have revoked two divisional patents belonging to Edwards Lifesciences' heart valve portfolio. This latest development comes a ...

4 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
10x Genomics, NanoString, UPC,
Unified Patent Court

UPC infringement case can resume after EPO upholds 10x Genomics patent

The EPO Opposition Division has upheld 10x Genomics' important spatial profiling patent. The Munich local division can now resume the infringement pro ...

27 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman, litigation, UPC
Germany

df-mp hones structure to focus entirely on litigation

With a new firm structure and a focus on life sciences and hi-tech, the IP firm df-mp is concentrating entirely on patent litigation and strengthening ...

4 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
Gassauer-Fleissner, Michaela Petsche, Vienna
Austria

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
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