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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

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

Cases

Blockbuster drug

Why Bayer is fighting so hard for Xarelto

The need for German pharmaceutical company Bayer to restructure is discussed almost daily in the press. In these reports, the name of one blockbuster ...

2 April 2024 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Xarelto battle reaches Sweden with Bayer win against Sandoz

Bayer has won an important victory at the Stockholm Patent and Market Court in Sweden after the court confirmed a patent for blockbuster drug, Xarelto ...

5 March 2024 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Akebia defends anaemia drug patents at EPO amid huge Fibrogen battle

Akebia Therapeutics has successfully defended two patents integral to a drug used to treat anaemia resulting from chronic kidney disease. The result i ...

1 March 2024 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

UK

Allen & Overy strengthens life sciences expertise with Bristows hire

Just before it becomes A&O Shearman, the London office of international firm Allen & Overy has hired Gemma Barrett as a partner in its IP team ...

27 February 2024 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Supplementary protection certificates

Court of Appeal upholds UKIPO rejection of SPC for Parkinson's treatment

The UK Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by Newron Pharmaceuticals regarding the meaning of 'product' in pharmaceutical marketing author ...

22 February 2024 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Damages

Mundipharma and Allen & Overy prevail after Glenmark damages claim

In a dispute over high-selling painkiller Targin, the Düsseldorf Regional Court has rejected Glenmark's claim for damages against Mundipharma. It deci ...

20 February 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

SPC regulation

MSD vs. Viatris sees Paris Court of Appeal depart from previous SPC case law

It is rare for the Paris Court of Appeal to confirm a preliminary injunction in a patent dispute. But now, in doing so in an SPC dispute between MSD a ...

9 February 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Ireland

Teva win in Ireland evens playing field with Bristol-Myers Squibb

Following a weeks-long trial in Dublin, the Irish High Court has found a patent owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb invalid in a case brought by Teva over a ...

8 February 2024 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Samsung Bioepis, Janssen, Simmons & Simmons

The Netherlands

Samsung Bioepis and Simmons repel Janssen infringement claims over SPC waiver

Samsung Bioepis has successfully invoked the EU SPC export waiver in the Netherlands, after Janssen brought claims against the company on the basis th ...

29 January 2024 by Amy Sandys

Cases

liability, CJEU, patent litigation, Finland,

Damages

CJEU confirms strict liability standard for losses due to PI

Patent owners who apply for preliminary injunctions against alleged infringers can be held liable for damages if the patent is later found to be inval ...

16 January 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Top ten most-read articles 2023, patent, JUVE Patent

Year in review 2023

German Federal Patent Court changes its mind on CureVac mRNA patent

CureVac has today suffered a defeat in its dispute against BioNTech over mRNA patents, after the German Federal Patent Court nullified the German part ...

19 December 2023 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Sanofi and Regeneron successful against Amgen over compensation for Praluent

The chance of Sanofi and Regeneron obtaining compensation from Amgen for the temporary halt in sales of cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent is increasi ...

18 December 2023 by Mathieu Klos

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Pharmaceuticals

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

UK courts revoke Bayer rivaroxaban patent in new win for generics

Why Bayer is fighting so hard for Xarelto

Xarelto battle reaches Sweden with Bayer win against Sandoz

Akebia defends anaemia drug patents at EPO amid huge Fibrogen battle

Allen & Overy strengthens life sciences expertise with Bristows hire

Court of Appeal upholds UKIPO rejection of SPC for Parkinson's treatment

Mundipharma and Allen & Overy prevail after Glenmark damages claim

MSD vs. Viatris sees Paris Court of Appeal depart from previous SPC case law

Teva win in Ireland evens playing field with Bristol-Myers Squibb

Samsung Bioepis and Simmons repel Janssen infringement claims over SPC waiver

CJEU confirms strict liability standard for losses due to PI

Top 10 most-read articles of the year 2023

German Federal Patent Court changes its mind on CureVac mRNA patent

Sanofi and Regeneron successful against Amgen over compensation for Praluent