EC Directive 2004/48 (known as the "Enforcement Directive") was implemented in Spain through Law 19/2006, which sought to harmonise, among other aspects, the criteria to establish damages in legal…
The Duesseldorf Court of Appeal referred in a recent decision to the commandment "You shall not lie!" – with severe consequences as to the cost risk of patent proceedings (court order of 15 April…
The holder of a patent is entitled to damages caused by unlawful usage of the patent's teaching. But what to do if the patent is transferred while the patent is being infringed? Who can claim damages…
The District Court Düsseldorf clarified its case law regarding the requirement of a complete translation of patents into the German language and how to deal with errors in such translations. Besides,…
This case provides a rather complete example of how to calculate damages in a patent infringement action in France. When the patent owner directly works out his patent in France, damages are based on…
