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Bayer, Nexavar, sorafenib, Teva, Sandoz, Biogaran, Paris

Paris court invalidates crucial claim of Bayer's sorafenib patent

Bayer Healthcare has suffered another blow in its dispute with multiple generic drug companies over cancer drug Nexavar. The Paris Judicial Court has ruled a crucial claim of the patent-in-suit void.

5 August 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

bayer, xarelto, rivaroxaban, federal patent court

Blockbuster drug

Showdown in Munich: Federal Patent Court revokes Xarelto patent

Turn of events for Bayer's Xarelto in Germany: After being granted PIs in both instances at Munich's civil courts, the Federal Patent Court has now re ...

30 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

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

Cases

Battery technology

Another win for Tulip in battle against Sunwoda over battery technology

Tulip Innovation has successfully enforced another patent at the Munich Regional Court in the dispute against Sunwoda over battery technology. This de ...

28 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Astellas, Xtandi, Accord, Sandoz, Teva, generics, Kirkland

Cancer drug

Another success for Astellas and Kirkland defending Xtandi

Generics of prostate cancer drug enzalutamide remain banned from entering the UK market. The Court of Appeal in London has upheld a key patent and SPC ...

25 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Battery technology

CosMX and ATL take laptop battery fight to next round

Chinese battery manufacturers Zhuhai CosMX and ATL continue their battle in German courts over lithium-ion batteries. The Federal Patent Court has now ...

24 July 2025 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Astellas, Hoyng ROKH, Brinkhof, Accord, Sandoz, Netherlands, Xtandi, The Hague

Cancer drug

Astellas and Hoyng ROKH successfully defend Xtandi in the Netherlands

Generic drug companies cannot launch their enzalutamide products in the Netherlands. In the pan-European dispute over prostate cancer drug Xtandi, the ...

20 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Dish, Aylo, UPC, video streaming, A&O Shearman, Bardehle Pagenberg

Video streaming technology

Aylo and Bardehle Pagenberg prevail against Dish in pan-European dispute

So far Dish has been unsuccessful in its international dispute with Aylo over streaming technology. One of the two patents-in-suit was recently revoke ...

6 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

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

Cases

Consumer goods

Paris local division hands NUC victory in slow juicer battle with Hurom

After recent success in Mannheim, kitchen appliance manufacturer Hurom has now suffered a setback against competitors NUC and Warmcook in its UPC disp ...

27 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

red blood cells, Slexion, Soliris, eculizumab, samsung bioepis, UK High Court

Orphan drugs

Alexion suffers defeat over Soliris patent at UK High Court

In the pan-European dispute over Soliris, Alexion has now suffered another defeat. The UK High Court found that an important patent relating to the ac ...

23 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

MU Ionics, CATL, batteries, Opel, lithium-ion, electric vehicles, electric cars

Settlement

Battle over battery technology ends as MU Ionics and CATL sign licensing deal

MU Ionics and CATL have resolved their patent disputes. They recently signed a licence deal that also impacts Opel, which uses the Chinese battery man ...

22 May 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

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

Cases

GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, Pfizer, RSV, vaccines

Vaccine technology

GSK and Pfizer reach licensing deal over RSV vaccine

The global battle between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer over several patents for RSV vaccines has come to an end. The dispute was settled where it began, ...

9 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

French patent market

Year in review: Top 10 patent cases in France

JUVE Patent has compiled the ten most important cases in national proceedings across all French instances from the past 15 months. Many of the key jud ...

17 March 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Astellas, Hoyng ROKH Monegier, Synthon, Xtandi

Cancer drug

Another win for Astellas as Dutch court upholds Xtandi patent

After the recent decision in the Betmiga case, Astellas has scored another win in the Netherlands. The pharmaceutical originator successfully defended ...

28 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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