Cases

Akebia, Fibrogen and Astellas battle over anaemia drugs

A two-week trial involving patents for an anaemia drug has just concluded at the UK High Court. Although GSK settled its strand of the complex case beforehand, the remaining three parties continue to ...

23 March 2020 by Amy Sandys

UPC challenge Germany

BREAKING: German Constitutional Court to rule on UPC complaint

The German Constitutional Court has announced on its website that a judgment in the complaint filed by Ingve Stjerna can be expected on Friday. There ...

18 March 2020 by Laura King

Connected cars

Hopes dwindle for peaceful settlement between Nokia and Daimler

The mediation process between Nokia and Daimler, and Daimler's suppliers, has ended without a concrete result. This was confirmed yesterday, although ...

18 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos

FRAND

German Federal Court of Justice to harmonise approach to FRAND

The German Federal Court of Justice has confirmed the validity of the standard essential patent EP 08 52 885 owned by Sisvel. This paves the way for t ...

11 March 2020 by Christina Schulze

MDSEPs, FRAND and MPEG-4 procedures – The latest trends in case law

Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) are patents that are implemented when a technical standard is used. The enforcement of SEPs is currently one of the ...

23 September 2019 by COHAUSZ & FLORACK

German Federal Court of Justice

Sisvel vs. Haier judgment could see FRAND standardised in Germany

This month, the German Federal Court of Justice will hear Sisvel vs. Haier, one of the most important FRAND cases in Europe. The decision could see Ge ...

5 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Mechanical patents

Klaka defends Fischerwerke patent before Federal Court of Justice

Fischerwerke has successfully defended a patent for wall fastening technology against its Spanish competitor, Celo. The ruling by the Federal Court of ...

25 February 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Connected cars

Collision course set for Nokia and Daimler

Current mediation in the connected cars dispute between Nokia and Daimler is of monumental significance - not just for the car industry but for all co ...

19 February 2020 by Christina Schulze

Report

First days of IPCom: the battle with Nokia begins

On February 15 2020, IPCom's famous 100 patent family expired. The non-practising entity first filed a €12 billion claim against Nokia in 2008. At the ...

19 February 2020 by Mathieu Klos

CRISPR-Cas

University of California wins CRISPR-Cas opposition case at EPO

The Broad Institute has recently failed to protect its CRISPR-Cas patent before the Boards of Appeal. Now the European Patent Office has maintained a ...

13 February 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Standard essential patents

Nokia's first suit against Daimler dismissed

Mannheim Regional Court has issued the first verdict in the connected cars dispute between Nokia and Daimler. The court yesterday dismissed Nokia's su ...

12 February 2020 by Christina Schulze

Standard essential patents

Mixed results for Frohwitter in Germany and UK

Just days before IPCom's important 100a patent expires, the non-practising entity and its sister company Fipa have had mixed success at the High Court ...

11 February 2020 by Mathieu Klos

FRAND jurisdiction

Paris takes first step towards becoming FRAND hotspot

The Tribunal Judiciaire in Paris is responsible in the FRAND dispute between Dutch electronics group Philips and competitor TCL, it has declared. Stan ...

7 February 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Antibody development

Supreme Court awaits showdown between Regeneron and Kymab

On February 11, the UK Supreme Court will hear an appeal by pharmaceutical company Kymab against Regeneron, concluding seven years of litigation betwe ...

6 February 2020 by Amy Sandys

Natural gas vehicles

Metatron defends patent against attack from Volkswagen

Italian automotive supplier Metatron has won a long-running dispute with Volkswagen over natural gas vehicles. The German Federal Court of Justice dec ...

31 January 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Global FRAND

FRAND: Unwired Planet and Huawei in advanced settlement negotiations

Panoptis, the parent company of non-practising entity Unwired Planet, and Huawei are holding serious settlement talks. The outcome could impact Unwire ...

28 January 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Pharmaceuticals

Tadalafil patent destroyed in further blow for ICOS and Eli Lilly

The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has finally destroyed the patent for active substance tadalafil. Last spring, the UK Supreme Court made a simi ...

28 January 2020 by Konstanze Richter