Cases

European jurisdictions diverge in Bayer vs. Ceva

Courts across Europe were kept busy last week with a wide-ranging dispute between Ceva Santé Animale and Bayer AG. The case concerns patent infringeme ...

26 September 2019 by Amy Sandys

Pharma patent

Meier-Beck's last patent case

A new era is dawning in the German Federal Court of Justice. Peter Meier-Beck has had his last trial as presiding judge of the patent senate. In the d ...

24 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Licence payments

German broadcasters' million-euro lawsuit fails in Mannheim

For years, Institut für Rundfunktechnik (Institute for Radiotechnology) and Sisvel have argued over the proceeds from a series of lucrative patents. M ...

20 September 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Mobile communications

Mannheim Regional Court grants Sisvel injunction against Wiko

In the dispute over mobile telecommunications patents, Mannheim Regional Court has granted patent holder Sisvel an injunction (case ID: 7 O 115/16). T ...

19 September 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Semiconductors

Taylor Wessing represents Globalfoundries in Germany

Globalfoundries' lawsuits against chip manufacturer TSMC and some of its main customers have been pending in German and US courts for three weeks. It ...

17 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Multiple Sclerosis biosimilar

Wuesthoff and Bird & Bird pave way for MS drug licence deal

Sandoz will take over the global commercialisation for a proposed natalizumab biosimilar of Polpharma. The agreement was accompanied by successful att ...

12 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

FRAND injunction

Interdigital vs. Lenovo: more SEPs at UK court

US company Interdigital has accused Lenovo of infringing four patents essential to its 3G, 4G and LTE mobile technology services. Interdigital, which ...

5 September 2019 by Amy Sandys

Connected cars

Another win for Nokia and Arnold Ruess against Continental

On Monday, Continental withdrew its anti-suit injunction against Nokia in the US. This was in response to a preliminary injunction from Munich Regiona ...

3 September 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Automotive technology

Disc brake dispute between Meritor and BPW

It is not only digital technology for connected cars which is a talking point. Disputes over mechanical patents also play a major role in the automoti ...

29 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Laboratory equipment

Beckman Coulter victorious in diagnostics technology dispute

Düsseldorf Regional Court has ruled that the German part of US manufacturer Beckman Coulter's patent (case ID: 4c O 88/17) is infringed by Sysmex. The ...

27 August 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Automotive technology

Voith and ZF settle transmission technology dispute

Automotive suppliers Voith and ZF Friedrichshafen have settled a dispute over transmission technology for commercial and rail vehicles. The Regional C ...

21 August 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Standard essential patents

Sisvel denied preliminary injunction against Xiaomi

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. Thi ...

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 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