Cases

Sisvel denied preliminary injunction against Xiaomi for SEPs

The District Court of The Hague has denied Sisvel a preliminary injunction, on the basis of lack of urgency, in its ongoing complex FRAND dispute. This is one of the first decisions of its kind in the ...

19 August 2019 by Amy Sandys

Cancer drug

Generics and Eli Lilly reach deadlock in pemetrexed dispute

A long-standing dispute over cancer drug Alimta, which contains the active ingredient pemetrexed, has taken a new turn. The patent senate of the Highe ...

16 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Connected cars

Connected cars patents at the fore again as Sharp sues Daimler

Japanese electronics company Sharp has sued Stuttgart-based Daimler several times in the German courts over connected cars patents. Sharp accuses Daim ...

15 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Camping equipment

Truma Gerätetechnik denied injunction in caravan technology dispute

Camping is trendy, particularly during the summer season. The dispute over valves for gas systems used in camper vans will be of particular interest t ...

14 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

LED technology

Linklaters wins again for Seoul Semiconductor in LED dispute

South Korean LED manufacturer Seoul Semiconductor has won its next round of lawsuits against a competitor. In early August, Düsseldorf Regional Court ...

13 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Telecommunication patents

After loss in Paris, Philips wins with Hoyng ROKH Monegier in The Hague

Locked in a major battle across Europe with Archos, Asus, HTC and Wiko, electronics giant Philips has recently had mixed success. The latest judgments ...

9 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Telecommunication patents

Landmark win for IPCom as HTC suspends phone sales in the UK

Non-practising entity IPCom has scored a significant win in the UK. After the UK Court of Appeal found in 2017 that HTC infringed IPCom's 100A patent, ...

8 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Diagnostics

Success for Brahms as Radiometer's nullity suit dismissed

Patent holder Brahms has won the next round in the long-standing dispute over procedures for detecting infections. The Federal Patent Court has dismis ...

5 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Anti-suit injunction

US anti-suit injunction found incompatible with German law for first time

Nokia has been given the green light to continue its patent litigation against Daimler and its suppliers in Germany. Automotive supplier Continental f ...

30 July 2019 by Konstanze Richter

EPO Boards of Appeal

Haar belongs to Munich

The Enlarged Board of Appeal today took a clear stand on the issue of its location. The suburb Haar is permissible as the location of the Boards of Ap ...

16 July 2019 by Christina Schulze

Sales ban

Orckit IP wins infringement suit against Adtran

Düsseldorf Regional Court found US software and hardware manufacturer Adtran has infringed a network technology patent owned by Tel Aviv-based patent ...

16 July 2019 by Konstanze Richter

FRAND

UK High Court finds Conversant patent infringed but invalid

A standard essential patent held by Conversant has been found infringed but invalid for added matter by the UK High Court. The judgment is part of a t ...

15 July 2019 by Amy Sandys

Compulsory licence

Amgen prevails against Sanofi in licence dispute

Amgen has achieved another success in the dispute over a compulsory licence for two competing cholesterol-lowering drugs. Düsseldorf Regional Court up ...

11 July 2019 by Konstanze Richter

FRAND

Unwired Planet patent paves way for FRAND discussions

A standard essential patent owned by Unwired Planet has been maintained as valid by the Federal Court of Justice in Germany. The proceedings on validi ...

5 July 2019 by Amy Sandys

Dutch patent market

Pemetrexed patent not infringed by Fresenius in the Netherlands

The District Court of the Hague has found the pemetrexed patent held by Eli Lilly not infringed by Fresenius in the Netherlands. The decision is contr ...

26 June 2019 by Amy Sandys

Pharmaceuticals

Sales ban: Teva successful against Mylan drug Clift

In an urgent ruling of Düsseldorf Regional Court (case ID: 4c O 22/19), Mylan has been issued a Clift sales ban in Germany. Clift is a generic product ...

19 June 2019 by Mathieu Klos