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Claudia Hertzsch, Hoyng ROKH Monegier, König Szynka, Hoffmann Eitle, Düsseldorf

Hoyng ROKH expands patent attorney practice with König Szynka partner

Claudia Hertzsch joins Hoyng ROKH Monegier on 1 April, where she will continue to focus on patent litigation. Her previous firm König Szynka Tilmann v ...

28 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Sandoz, Mylan and Neuraxpharm, Biogen, Tecfidera

Pharmaceuticals

Generics companies successfully challenge Biogen's Dutch Tecfidera patent

The Dutch part of an important Biogen patent is null and void, according to a ruling from the District Court The Hague. The patent pertains to the mul ...

27 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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

Cases

Astellas, Sandoz, mirabegron, bladder, The Hague

Supplementary protection certificates

Astellas and Hoyng ROKH defend overactive bladder patent in The Hague

Sandoz is still unable to launch its mirabegron generic on the Dutch market. The Court of Appeal in The Hague has dismissed a revocation claim by the ...

17 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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

Cases

Cancer drug

Novartis fights Accord's UPC lawsuit with Bristows

Accord has filed a declaration of non-infringement against Novartis at the UPC central division Milan. The case concerns the active ingredient nilotin ...

3 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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

CJEU, SPCs, MSD, Janumet, Inegy, Advocate General

Combination drug SPCs

CJEU follows Advocate General in question over SPCs for combination drugs

Yesterday, the CJEU published its long-awaited decision regarding the granting of SPCs in relation to combination products. With its ruling on the int ...

20 December 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

IFA, Bayer, Lauer Taxe, Rivaroxaban, Xarelto, Munich

Blockbuster drug

Bayer's defeat in dispute with IFA over Xarelto listing in Munich

Bayer is fighting tooth and nail for its blockbuster Xarelto. However, the pharmaceutical manufacturer has now failed in its attempt to hold the infor ...

10 December 2024 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

CRISPR/Cas

Swerving the matter of granting genetic scissor patents at the EPO

This autumn, the EPO Boards of Appeal were supposed to issue landmark decisions in the battle for the basic patents on CRISPR/Cas9 technology. But the ...

28 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos

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

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

Cases

Gene therapy

uniQure successfully defends haemophilia gene therapy patent against Pfizer

Pfizer may not launch its haemophilia gene therapy drug on the UK market. The UK High Court recently rejected a revocation claim by Pfizer against a p ...

12 November 2024 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

The Netherlands

BMS scores another win against Sandoz and Teva over apixaban in Den Haag

Sandoz and Teva continue to be banned from selling their generic versions of the blood-clot drug apixaban in the Netherlands. After securing a PI, Bri ...

6 November 2024 by Konstanze Richter

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