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EPO Boards of Appeal revoke Edwards Lifesciences' heart-valve patent

Edwards Lifesciences and Meril have been fighting over heart-valve technology for years. Now the EPO has finally destroyed one of Edwards' patents. Th ...

5 December 2023 by Konstanze Richter
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UK

Stephenson Harwood boosts IP practice with London partner

Full-service law firm Stephenson Harwood has bolstered its IP practice in London. Patent specialist Helen Conlan brings expertise in the telecommunica ...

27 November 2023 by Laura King
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Unified Patent Court

UPC takes narrow definition of 'party' after Meril Italy files nullity suit in Paris

A wholly owned subsidiary can file a separate nullity action at the UPC, even if an infringement and nullity case involving the parent company are alr ...

15 November 2023 by Christina Schulze
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Medical devices

Dexcom and Bird & Bird overturn Abbott infringement claim in the UK

In the wide-ranging patent dispute over continuous glucose monitoring devices, Abbott has experienced a defeat in its infringement action against Dexc ...

13 November 2023 by Konstanze Richter
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Medical devices

Edwards stumbles against Meril as heart-valve dispute reaches the Netherlands

The latest decision in the dispute between competitors Meril Life Sciences and Edwards Lifesciences has seen the District Court of The Hague revoke th ...

7 August 2023 by Amy Sandys
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Medical devices

Insulet and August Debouzy secure PI against Medtrum in Paris

Insulet and Medtrum have faced off once again in Europe – this time in France. Following a recent decision in favour of the medical device company at ...

27 July 2023 by Amy Sandys
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Medical devices

Insulet successful against Medtrum in insulin pump battle in Düsseldorf

In the latest round of its dispute with rival Medtrum, the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf has found in favour of medical device company Insulet over ...

21 July 2023 by Amy Sandys
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Medical devices

Shenzhen Comen and Maucher Jenkins overturn PI at Düsseldorf Regional Court

Shenzhen Comen has successfully overturned a preliminary injunction won by competitor Shenzhen Mindray, after the former accused the latter of infring ...

15 May 2023 by Amy Sandys
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Medical devices

Insulet and Peterreins Schley win PI over insulin pumps at Düsseldorf Regional Court

Italian company Menarini Diagnostics may no longer sell its insulin pump GlucoMen Day Pump through Berlin Chemie, which is its subsidiary in Germany. ...

21 March 2023 by Mathieu Klos
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Medical devices

Boston Scientific and Vossius prevail against Cook over compression clamps

Following a successful injunction procedure, Boston Scientific has now enforced its patent in a dispute with competitor Cook on the merits over compre ...

6 March 2023 by Konstanze Richter
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Medical devices

Alcon and AMO reach global settlement over cataract surgery equipment

American-Swiss medical company Alcon and J&J subsidiary AMO have settled a global patent dispute over technology related to ophthalmic surgery for ...

22 February 2023 by Amy Sandys
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Medical devices

Advanced Bionics and De Brauw successful against MED-EL over cochlear implant

Advanced Bionics may continue to sell its cochlear implant in the Netherlands, after the District Court of The Hague ruled that the company did not in ...

3 February 2023 by Mathieu Klos
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Entitlement action

German Federal Court opens door to more document transparency in patent cases

The Federal Court of Justice has insisted courts weigh the parties' interests more carefully. This is the result of a recently published judgment in t ...

29 September 2022 by Konstanze Richter
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Medical devices

Nevro and Boston Scientific call truce in spinal-stimulation technology dispute

US medical device manufacturers Nevro and Boston Scientific have ended their long-running patent dispute in the US and Germany. The parties agreed on ...

5 August 2022 by Mathieu Klos
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Medical devices

Advanced Bionics and Kirkland revoke MED-EL cochlear implant patent

A battle at the High Court of England and Wales over cochlear implant technology has led to first-instance success for Advanced Bionics, after the com ...

5 July 2022 by Amy Sandys
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