Patents

In an appeal of a PI decision, the Danish Eastern High Court has ruled to uphold the dismissal of Novartis’ application for a preliminary injunction against Glenmark, Zentiva, and Viatris, based on…

October 19, 2022 was a special day. It was the first day when the UPC website finally announced the names of the UPC's first 85 judges. JuVe's journalists quickly did their homework and provided…

Geofabrics Limited v Fiberweb Geosynthetics Limited [2022] EWHC 2363 (Pat) Geofabrics Limited (“Geofabrics”) has been awarded £13.4 million in damages for patent infringement, concluding a 5 year…

The so-called proportionality defense according to Sec. 139(1) clause 3 (hereinafter simply "proportionality defense") is one of the newest provisions of the German Patent Act. It has only been…

On 17 February 2022, the Administrative Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court handed down a very interesting judgment setting out legal doctrine on the legal value of expert opinions from the…

On 24 August 2022, Nicholas Caddick QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court) handed down his decision in Vernacare Limited v Moulded Fibre Products…

The news was announced last week: Moderna is suing Pfizer for infringement of two of its patents related to Covid-19 vaccines. These highly targeted actions are likely to spread to many other…

To date, final decisions from the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office ("SPTO") dealing with matters such as patents or supplementary protection certificates ("SPC") may be appealed before the…

On 4 August 2022, the English Patents court handed down its decision in Shenzhen Carku Technology Co., Ltd v The NOCO Company, a case on battery-powered car jump starters. The decision of Mr Justice…