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Consumer goods

Mannheim local division favours practical approach for calculating damages

The Korean manufacturer of kitchen appliances NUC and its European distributor Warmcook can no longer sell one of their slow juicers in Europe, follow ...

13 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs

UPC hears first main trial concerning second medical use

This week, the UPC heard its first hearing on the merits in a second medical use patent case. The dispute is part of ongoing litigation in various cou ...

26 February 2025 by Christina Schulze
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Unified Patent Court

Court of Appeal rules Suinno's representative not independent

The position of Suinno's representative as the company's managing director and shareholder precludes him from representing Suinno in an application fo ...

12 February 2025 by Christina Schulze
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mRNA technology

Battle over COVID-19 vaccines reaches UPC as Promosome sues BioNTech

The dispute over mRNA technology has now reached the UPC. After BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty was attacked in national courts by Moderna and C ...

7 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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Video streaming technology

InterDigital launches attack on Disney at multiple venues including UPC

Video streaming is increasingly the focus of patent litigation. InterDigital is now suing the Walt Disney Company in the US, Brazil and Europe over pa ...

6 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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Jurisdictional challenge

Long arm of UPC extends to the UK

In a highly debated decision, the UPC has taken a stance on long-arm jurisdiction. In the dispute between Fujifilm and Kodak, the local division Düsse ...

29 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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E-cigarette technology

Juul Labs now ahead in e-cigarette battle with NJOY after latest ruling

NJOY has challenged nine patents owned by Juul Labs and its subsidiary VMR Products. After seven rulings, the patent holder has a slight lead. However ...

23 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Unified Patent Court

Fives successful with damages claim in UPC appeal

In the dispute between Fives and Reel, the UPC has declared itself competent to rule on a damages claim, even though a national court has ruled on the ...

20 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter
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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
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Unified Patent Court

The court that never sleeps

Around the Christmas period, the UPC published a number of important decisions. In the dispute between Alexion and Amgen, the Court of Appeal upheld t ...

2 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos
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Standard essential patents

Local division Munich grants injunction over Netgear's Wi-Fi 6 routers

In another important FRAND ruling from the UPC, the Munich local division has ruled Netgear may no longer sell Wi-Fi-6-capable routers in six importan ...

18 December 2024 by Mathieu Klos
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The role of Italian law firms in UPC litigation

The significance of the central and local divisions in Milan will grow in the coming years. However, opinions differ as to what role Italian-based UPC ...

12 December 2024 by Christina Schulze
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Supercomputers

Bernhard Frohwitter's foray into supercomputers and suit against Nvidia

Years ago, Bernhard Frohwitter shook up the mobile communications industry with the NPE IPCom. Now the lawyer and company has invested in supercompute ...

6 December 2024 by Mathieu Klos
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E-cigarette technology

Half-time in the e-cigarette battle between NJOY and Juul Labs

The parties in the battle over vaporizer patents have reached a tie after four rulings by the Paris central division. Today, the court upheld a key Ju ...

29 November 2024 by Mathieu Klos
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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
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