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Germany

Haier files constitutional complaint over FRAND judgment

In the FRAND dispute between Sisvel and Haier, the latter party has filed a constitutional complaint against the Federal Court of Justice. Haier considers the court's latest decision to violate its co ...

7 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Medical devices

Bird & Bird client Visibly wins against Dutch competitor over online eye test

Can the proprietor of a process patent in Germany claim infringement even if the competitor carries out the final step of the procedure abroad? Düssel ...

4 August 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Consumer electronics

Lufthansa wins with Jones Day over electricity supply patent

The UK High Court has found a patent owned by Lufthansa infringed by Astronics, Safran Seats and Panasonic. The patent is for a technology which cover ...

31 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Pharmaceuticals

Eli Lilly wins against generics in Germany in pemetrexed dispute

Eli Lilly has achieved a ban on the sale of imitation pemetrexed products in Germany, in the ongoing dispute over its cancer drug Alimta. Following th ...

28 July 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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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
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LED technology

Seoul Semiconductor suffers defeat in LED technology dispute

After a series of successes in the German courts, Seoul Semiconductor has now suffered a defeat in the dispute over LED technology. The Federal Patent ...

23 July 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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EPO Boards of Appeal

Enlarged Board of Appeal hears G 1/19 questions on computer simulations

Yesterday, the Enlarged Board of Appeal heard three referred questions in case G 1/19, over the patentability of computer simulations. This follows th ...

16 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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German Federal Court of Justice

Deutsche Telekom prevails against Enovsys in location security technology dispute

Deutsche Telekom has finally prevailed against patent holder Enovsys, following a long dispute over data security in mobile location technology. The F ...

15 July 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Supplementary protection certificates

CJEU clarifies SPC regulations in Santen eye drop case

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued its final decision in the Santen case, regarding supplementary protection certificates. The CJEU ...

13 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Pharmaceuticals

Major win for Eli Lilly pemetrexed patent in Germany

In the multi-jurisdictional dispute over Eli Lilly's drug pemetrexed, the German Federal Court of Justice has upheld the patent in full. The drug is a ...

8 July 2020 by Christina Schulze
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German Federal Court of Justice

Sisvel and Haier judgment brings clarity to FRAND rules

The German Federal Court of Justice has released its reasoning behind the verdict in the case between Sisvel and Haier (case ID: K ZR 36/17). The ruli ...

7 July 2020 by Christina Schulze
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Renewable energy

Hoyng ROKH Monegier wins first instance infringement dispute for Q-Cells

The Regional Court Düsseldorf has upheld a patent infringement complaint filed by Hanwha Q-Cells, which provides solar technology solutions. Q-Cells b ...

6 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Consumer goods

Dentons wins for ICT across Europe in toilet paper patent dispute

Second-instance courts in Paris, Karlsruhe and Barcelona have dismissed claims that Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti (ICT) infringed a patent for toilet ...

1 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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UK Court of Appeal

Court refuses injunction in Neurim and Mylan insomnia drug dispute

The Court of Appeal in London has released its expedited appeal judgment in the case between pharmaceutical companies Neurim and Mylan. In the judgmen ...

30 June 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Antibody development

Supreme Court clarifies sufficiency in Kymab and Regeneron judgment

The UK Supreme Court has released its long-awaited judgment in the transgenic mice dispute between biotechnology companies Kymab and Regeneron. In wha ...

25 June 2020 by Amy Sandys
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German Federal Court of Justice

Nullity judgment in Ranpak and Sprick paper technology dispute

The German Federal Court of Justice has upheld a European patent for paper technology owned by packaging solutions provider Ranpak. The dispute, which ...

25 June 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Germany

Federal Cartel Office issues opinion in connected cars case

The Federal Cartel Office has weighed in on the dispute between Daimler and SEP holder Nokia, with an opinion aimed at the Mannheim Regional Court. Th ...

23 June 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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