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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 also known under the brand names Alimta or Pemfexy. ...

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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Sponsored

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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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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The Netherlands

Supreme Court issues ruling in Fresenius and Eli Lilly pemetrexed case

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has rejected an appeal from Fresenius over a patent concerning the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed. The appeal was a ...

15 June 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Standard essential patents

Licence offers of HEVC Advance video pool are FRAND, rules Düsseldorf court

The Regional Court Düsseldorf has ruled that MAS Elektronik cannot sell products in Germany that infringe patents held by HEVC Advance patent pool mem ...

8 June 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Artificial intelligence

EPO and UKIPO to review decisions in AI inventor debate

Appeals have been lodged following the European Patent Office's refusal to grant two patent applications. Both list Dabus, an AI tool, as the inventor ...

5 June 2020 by Amy Sandys
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LED technology

Wago and Bardehle successful against Molex for electric-connecting terminals

Molex may no longer sell its electric-connecting terminals with the product name "Lite-Trap". The Regional Court Munich handed down this decision in M ...

3 June 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Mobile communication

Federal Court of Justice destroys Philips patent in nullity suit

Another strand in the patent dispute between Philips and multiple mobile phone companies is over. The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has declared ...

27 May 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Plant patents

Enlarged Board of Appeal issues G 3/19 decision on plant patents

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has ruled that plants and animals obtained from essentially biological processes are not patentable. This is contrary to ...

19 May 2020 by Amy Sandys
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E-cigarettes

British American Tobacco assisted by Kirkland and Vossius in e-cigarette war

In April, British American Tobacco filed patent suits against competitor Philip Morris over the latter's e-cigarette product IQOS. The suits, filed in ...

15 May 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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FRAND

Federal Court of Justice lays down new FRAND rules for implementers

Yesterday, the German Federal Court of Justice ruled that Haier is infringing an SEP of Sisvel and acted as an unwilling licensee in FRAND negotiation ...

6 May 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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