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Setback in UK after victory in Netherlands for Regeneron in Eylea case

Regeneron and Bayer have faced a defeat in the UK in their global dispute against several generic companies over their ophthalmic drug Eylea. The London High Court found the patents-in-suit not infrin ...

10 October 2025 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
UK

Mewburn Ellis hires partner from Simmons & Simmons

European IP firm Mewburn Ellis has hired patent litigator Amy Crouch from Simmons & Simmons in London. She will join as partner to strengthen the ...

6 October 2025 by Christina Schulze
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MS drug

European court cancels Biogen's extended market exclusivity for Tecfidera

The European General Court has ruled it is several weeks too late to extend market exclusivity for Biogen's MS drug Tecfidera by one year. The judgmen ...

30 September 2025 by Christina Schulze
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Blockbuster drug

Bayer and Regeneron secure PI against Formycon concerning Eylea

For now, Formycon cannot launch its biosimilar of the macular degeneration treatment Eylea in various European markets. Munich Regional Court yesterda ...

26 September 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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Parkinson's drug

Newron defends SPC for Parkinson's drug Xadago against Puren

Munich Regional Court has upheld a preliminary injunction sought by Newron against Puren. On Tuesday, the Federal Patent Court will hear arguments con ...

25 September 2025 by Christina Schulze
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Life sciences

UPC sees next life sciences case as Guardant sues Sophia Genetics

The UPC is seeing more life sciences battles. In the latest case, Guardant Health has sued Sophia Genetics at the local division Paris over a liquid b ...

23 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Second medical use

Epic battle over Stelara continues with win for Janssen against Samsung Bioepis

Samsung Bioepis has failed to invalidate a second medical use patent for Janssen's blockbuster Stelara in the Netherlands. The District Court The Hagu ...

17 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Blockbuster drug

Sandoz challenges Bayer's Xarelto strategy in damages claim

The UK High Court does not follow Sandoz's argument that the usual calculation of lost income is insufficient for earnings lost during the ongoing PIs ...

11 September 2025 by Christina Schulze
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mRNA technology

BioNTech and Pfizer strike back against GSK in London

The backlash from BioNTech and Pfizer was not long coming. After GSK sued the two manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty at the UPC and in Ir ...

10 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Abbott vs Sinocare: UPC hears PI cases over glucose-monitoring devices

Today, the UPC local division The Hague is hearing two PI claims by Abbott concerning a glucose-monitoring device from Sinocare and Menarini. Taylor W ...

3 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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mRNA technology

Moderna and Freshfields win against BioNTech and Pfizer at UK Court of Appeal

Moderna has maintained the upper hand in the dispute with BioNTech and Pfizer over mRNA patents. The UK Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal b ...

29 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Germany

Heuking brings in partner trio and team from Taylor Wessing

Heuking's German healthcare and life sciences practice is set to receive a major boost: two equity partners, a salary partner and a team will join fro ...

26 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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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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Pharmaceuticals

Gilead attacks remdesivir patent of Chinese research institute at UPC

US biotech company Gilead has filed a new revocation action with the UPC targeting a patent owned by the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences. ...

19 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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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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Respiratory drug

Court of Appeal grants final victory to Boehringer in PI case against Zentiva

After losing its PI bid at the UPC local division Lisbon in May, Boehringer Ingelheim has now come out on top. The Court of Appeal finds Zentiva is at ...

14 August 2025 by Laura King
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