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Hair stylers

Dyson and DLA land PI over Dreame hair stylers in UPC territory and Spain

Dreame may no longer sell older versions of its hair stylers in UPC countries. The local division Hamburg handed down the ruling in a preliminary injunction action brought by Dyson. The sale of the ap ...

21 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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Multiple sclerosis drug

Carpmaels and A&O Shearman file first SPC suit at UPC for Merz against Viatris

The German pharmaceutical company Merz has filed a PI action against Viatris at the Paris local division. According to JUVE Patent information, this m ...

11 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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MS drug

Düsseldorf court to hear Tecfidera PI appeal as Biogen fights to stop generics

Today, Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court will hear the appeal concerning the preliminary injunction in the dispute over Biogen's multiple sclerosis dru ...

17 July 2025 by Christina Schulze
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Battery technology

Hogan Lovells and Tulip land sales ban against Sunwoda's car batteries

A Munich court has temporarily barred the Chinese Sunwoda Group from selling batteries in Germany. The ruling primarily affects imports of the Dacia S ...

30 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Medical devices

South Korean medical device manufacturer Eoflow receives sales ban in UPC territory

The UPC Court of Appeal has overturned the first-instance decision in Insulet vs Eoflow, taking a fundamentally different view on the role of expert o ...

5 May 2025 by Christina Schulze
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Supplementary protection certificates

UK Court of Appeal blocks Glenmark's diabetes generic

AstraZeneca has secured a preliminary injunction against Glenmark's generic version of diabetes drug dapagliflozin in the UK. The Court of Appeal over ...

25 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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Damages claim

NanoString demands damages for enforcement of PI

One of the first cases at the UPC continues to shape the young court's jurisprudence. In the dispute over spatial profiling technology, NanoString is ...

23 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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Blockbuster drug

How two law firms secured Bayer millions for Xarelto in Germany

Stada and Aliud Pharma may not sell generic versions of the blood anticoagulant Xarelto until further notice. This was decided by the Higher Regional ...

14 February 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Pharmaceuticals

One week after Netherlands defeat Biogen takes the win in Germany

Two days ago, market exclusivity for Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera expired in Europe. However, Düsseldorf Regional Court has prohibited v ...

3 February 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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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
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Fastening devices

From patent grant to PI in a month: Cardo scores ex-parte PI in Milan

Asmax may no longer sell some of its bluetooth communication devices in all 18 UPC countries. The Milan local division recently imposed a sales ban fo ...

5 December 2024 by Konstanze Richter
People & Business
Long read

Top patent litigation firms in Italy

The sharing of pan-European life sciences litigation among national patent outfits, high-volume disputes spanning various technologies and court battl ...

9 October 2024 by Christina Schulze
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Avalanche rescue devices

Ortovox wins at UPC Court of Appeal in avalanche rescue devices dispute

The UPC Court of Appeal has upheld the sales ban against Mammut's avalanche rescue devices in Austria and Germany. The applicant Ortovox is thus the f ...

26 September 2024 by Mathieu Klos
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Biosimilars

Imminent infringement at the core of Novartis' UPC claim against Celltrion

Yesterday, the Düsseldorf local division heard the dispute between Novartis and Celltrion. At the heart of the case was the fundamental question of th ...

1 August 2024 by Konstanze Richter
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Blockbuster drug

Munich Regional Court sticks to its guns in PI dispute over Bayer's Xarelto

The PIs preventing Accord, betapharm, 089 Pharm and Zentiva from selling generic rivaroxaban products in Germany remain in place. Munich Regional Cour ...

18 June 2024 by Mathieu Klos
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