Coronavirus impact on patent

Latest news on IP and COVID-19 in Europe

Coronavirus is directly impacting many legal patent bodies and proceedings around Europe. JUVE Patent brings you the latest news regarding COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, and its impact on the Eu ...

27 January 2023 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"CureVac and Moderna might be filing patent suits – but their brakes are firmly on"

The honeymoon period is over. While patent lawsuits over COVID-19 vaccines were still taboo at the height of the pandemic, Moderna and CureVac are now ...

8 September 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Coronavirus

Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech with Freshfields in Europe

Moderna has filed a patent infringement suit against Pfizer and BioNTech at the Regional Court Düsseldorf and in the US over mRNA vaccines. In Germany ...

29 August 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

mRNA vaccines

CureVac files vaccine patent infringement claim against BioNTech in Düsseldorf

It was only a matter of time before the patents for coronavirus vaccines became the subject of litigation, with the news that CureVac has filed an inf ...

7 July 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Legal Commentary

Video hearings

Boards of Appeal decisions first to apply G 1/21 guidelines

The EPO Boards of Appeal have released two decisions applying the principles underlined by G 1/21 regarding compulsory video conferencing. The develop ...

8 February 2022 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

JUVE Patent survey

Continental Europe's patent firms slow to increase hourly rates

European patent litigation and prosecution firms have raised their hourly rates by just 0.2%, according to a survey conducted by JUVE Patent. Some con ...

2 February 2022 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Interview

Christoph Ann: "Licensing relevant COVID-19 patents would increase their availability"

Christoph Ann, professor for Intellectual Property Law at TUM School of Management, explains the legal implications of waiving patent protection for C ...

17 May 2021 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Long read

One year after lockdown shock, Europe’s patent system holds firm

After an initial flurry of activity following the first coronavirus lockdown, Europe's patent system has settled down. Courts are hearing cases remote ...

31 March 2021 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

Interview

French patent judges: “We’re conducting patent proceedings faster than ever before”

Nathalie Sabotier and Carine Gillet are the respective first president and vice president of the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris. Both are also first-ins ...

17 March 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Legal Commentary

European Patent Office

EPO Patent Index shows medical innovation driving patent applications

Today's EPO Patent Index 2020 highlights healthcare innovation as the biggest driver of European patent applications. The number of filed European pat ...

16 March 2021 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

European Patent Office

Compulsory EPO video hearings leave some parties in doubt

Since the beginning of 2021, the EPO Boards of Appeal in Munich has conducted three-quarters of its hearings by video conference. This means parties c ...

1 March 2021 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Long read

Italy's patent market ripe for harvest

Italy, like its European counterparts, has traditional IP boutiques vying with international firms for a patent litigation market share. But the count ...

17 February 2021 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

JUVE Patent survey

European patent firms increase hourly rates, despite coronavirus

In 2020, European patent firms raised their hourly rates by around 4% - a figure which has risen despite the coronavirus pandemic. But, according to a ...

3 February 2021 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

European Patent Office

Home office, home countries: EPO moves towards a new normal

Since the 1990s, the European Patent Office has been a pioneer in home office and digitalisation of its work processes. Now, there is a desire among s ...

17 December 2020 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Medical devices

UK win for Fisher & Paykel against Flexicare over ventilator technology

The UK High Court has ruled that a patent held by medical device manufacturer Fisher & Paykel is valid and infringed by Flexicare. The decision fo ...

16 December 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Respiratory equipment

Despite COVID-19 no exemption for Flexicare against Fisher & Paykel

UK-based medical device company Flexicare may no longer sell certain products for ventilators in Germany. Düsseldorf Regional Court finds German distr ...

27 August 2020 by Konstanze Richter

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