German patent market

1 December 2023 by Konstanze Richter

Cancer drug

Bayer and Weickmann successfully defend Nexavar patent in the second instance

Generic drug manufacturers selling copycat products for Bayer's cancer drug Nexavar in Germany could now face damages claims. In a recent ruling, the ...

10 November 2023 by Konstanze Richter

Network technology

Adtran and Arnold Ruess overturn first instance ruling in Orckit dispute

Adtran’s network solutions do not infringe an Orckit patent. This was the ruling of Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, which overturned the first insta ...

27 October 2023 by Konstanze Richter

Video: JUVE Patent's Germany ranking 2023

JUVE Patent's Germany ranking 2023 analyses how well Germany's patent teams have coped with the challenges of the past year. Over 2023, while national ...

Top filing and litigation firms in Germany 2023

Which firms are ahead in the German filing and litigation market 2023? Read the JUVE Patent Germany ranking for our extensive analysis.

27 October 2023 by JUVE

Top filing firms in Germany 2023

Read the new JUVE Patent Germany ranking and find out which patent filing firms are top of the market, and for which fields of technology they come hi ...

27 October 2023 by JUVE

Top litigation firms in Germany 2023

Which are the leading litigation firms in the German patent market 2023? Which firm has the best European set-up for cross-border litigation and the U ...

27 October 2023 by JUVE

26 September 2023 by Laura King

Tergau & Walkenhorst hires Electrolux head of patents in firm realignment

Patent attorney firm Tergau & Walkenhorst has implemented several measures as part of a wider realignment. The head of Electrolux's German patent ...

17 August 2023 by Konstanze Richter

mRNA vaccines

Düsseldorf Regional Court waits for validity judgments in CureVac v BioNTech

Tuesday marked the start of the high-profile infringement trial between CureVac and BioNTec over mRNA patents. Düsseldorf Regional Court's 4c Civil Ch ...

9 August 2023 by Konstanze Richter

Orphan drug

Alexion defends market exclusivity for orphan drug Soliris against Amgen

Pharmaceutical manufacturers can sue competitors for market exclusivity for an orphan drug. This was the outcome of a decision by Munich Regional Cour ...

Eisenführ Speiser, Ampersand, Philipp Neels

27 June 2023 by Amy Sandys

Eisenführ Speiser hires Ampersand partner to rebuild Hamburg team

Mixed IP firm Eisenführ Speiser is strengthening its patent litigation practice in Hamburg with the addition of Philipp Neels, who joins from Ampersan ...

6 March 2023 by Konstanze Richter

Medical devices

Boston Scientific and Vossius prevail against Cook over compression clamps

Following a successful injunction procedure, Boston Scientific has now enforced its patent in a dispute with competitor Cook on the merits over compre ...

27 February 2023 by Konstanze Richter

Household appliances

BSH defends vacuum cleaner patent against Electrolux

The German Federal Court of Justice has upheld a vacuum cleaner patent owned by German manufacturer BSH, thus overturning a first-instance ruling. It ...

24 February 2023 by Mathieu Klos

Hoyng ROKH Monegier launches patent attorney practice in Düsseldorf

For the first time, the German practice of Hoyng ROKH Monegier is integrating patent attorneys into its make-up. Life sciences expert Tung-Gia Du will ...