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Preliminary injunctions in Europe

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Nokia, Geely, connected cars, Munich Regional Court
Connected cars

Nokia withdraws action against Geely in connected cars dispute

The new wave of connected car patent litigation seems to be ending before it truly began. As Munich Regional Court has now confirmed, Nokia has withdr ...

21 May 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Align, Angelalign, dental
Dental technology

Setback for Align and Carpmaels & Ransford in orthodontic aligners dispute

Angelalign may continue to market its orthodontic aligners. Align Technology suffered a setback as the Düsseldorf local division dismissed an applicat ...

18 May 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Trade fair injunction

Avocado scores win as Regional Court Nuremberg overturns PIs in 3D pen case

The Asian toy companies JER and myFirst Asia may sell their 3D pens on the German market again. Nuremberg Regional Court overturned the preliminary in ...

12 May 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Merz, Viatris, Fampyra, fampridine
Multiple sclerosis drug

Merz and A&O overturn PI decision in Fampyra case in second instance at the UPC

After a defeat at first instance, Merz has now succeeded in obtaining a PI in its fight to protect Fampyra at the Court of Appeal. Viatris is now bann ...

29 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Merz, generics, Fampyra, fampridine
Multiple sclerosis drug

Merz and A&O gain sales ban for generic fampridine products in Germany

Generic drug manufacturers may no longer sell their fampridine products on the German market. At the request of patent holder Merz, Munich Regional Co ...

20 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Abbott, Sinocare, Menarini, CGM, overturned
Glucose-monitoring devices

Another win for Abbott as Court of Appeal grants PI against Sinocare

Sinocare is banned from selling a combination of its CGM system and app in UPC territory. The Court of Appeal granted a preliminary injunction to pate ...

20 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Corning, TCL, Hisense, glass, TVs
Specialty glass

Corning and Quinn Emanuel defend special glass production method against TCL

TCL is banned from selling some of its TVs in Germany. In a ruling handed down today, Mannheim local division found a patent belonging to Corning to b ...

16 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Polytech, Silimed, breat implants
Breast implants

New patent owner Silimed lands PI against Polytech at Munich court

Polytech may no longer sell certain breast implants in Germany. The Munich Regional Court granted an application filed by Brazilian patent holder Sili ...

9 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Dreame, Dyson, UPC, Hamburg, hair stylers
Hair stylers

Dyson wins another PI in hair-styler fight against Dreame

Same patent, different model: Dyson has landed another PI against Dreame over hair stylers at the UPC. The latter may no longer sell the model Dazzle ...

8 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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De Koffiejongens, Ox Barrier, coffee capsules
Coffee capsules

De Koffiejongens averts PI filed by Ox Barrier in the Netherlands

De Koffiejongens may continue to sell their coffee capsules in the Netherlands. The District Court The Hague rejected a preliminary injunction applica ...

2 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Sinocare, Abbott, Menarini, PI, UPC
Glucose-monitoring devices

Court of Appeal upholds PI against Sinocare and Menarini

Sinocare and its distribution partner Menarini may no longer sell the GlucoMen iCan CGM system in UPC territory. The UPC Court of Appeal decided this ...

31 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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regeneron, sandoz, eylea
Blockbuster drug

Sandoz fends off PI over Eylea at Higher Regional Court Munich

Sandoz and Hexal are once again free to market their generic product of Bayer's ophthalmic drug Eylea in Germany. After a win against several generic ...

27 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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WobbleWorks, JER, Kretum, 3D pens, Nuremberg toy trade fair
Trade fair injunction

Peterreins Schley and ZSP enforce PIs for Wobbleworks over 3Doodler

German courts have banned Chinese companies JER and Kretum from marketing their 3D pens in Germany. The Regional Courts in Munich and Nuremberg issued ...

12 February 2026 by Konstanze Richter
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Sophia Genetics, Guardant, Bristows, Carpmaels, liquid biopsy testing,
Life sciences

Sophia Genetics and Bristows head off PI at local division Paris

The local division Paris has rejected a PI application filed by Guardant against Sophia Genetics. The biotech company had originally based its applica ...

29 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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Dyson, Dreame, UPC, Court of Appeal, hair stylers, long-arm jurisdiction
Hair stylers

Court of Appeal hears first appeal over long-arm jurisdiction in Dyson vs Dreame

Today, the UPC Court of Appeal is hearing appeals by both Dyson and Dreame regarding a PI decision from the Hamburg local division. This marks the fir ...

22 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos
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