The Enlarged Board confirmed that a Technical Board of Appeal may refuse a request that is filed with the grounds of opposition if – upon request by the opposition division – the applicant has…
The English High Court has recently ruled on the appropriateness of staying validity and infringement proceedings pending a Technical Board of Appeal (“TBA”) decision of the European Patent Office (…
As stated already in one my earlier posts (here), Legislative Decree no. 131/2010 has introduced a new procedural tool in the Italian IP litigation scenario. New Art. 128 of the Italian IP Code now…
As per January 1, 2012 the Swiss Federal Patent Court became effective.
The Federal Patent Court is exclusively competent for:
a. validity and infringement disputes and actions for issuing a license…
Among many other tasks, the Danish Government when taking over the EU Presidency as of 1 January took over the continued challenges (and problems) in connection with securing a compromise that may…
The general rule in UK litigation is that the successful party is entitled to its costs. One exception to this rule, peculiar to patent cases, is a so-called 'Earth Closet' order. If an alleged…
On 8 December 2011, the presiding judge of the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Paris has rendered an order in the context of the worldwide battle between Samsung and Apple.
Samsung alleged that…
The Supreme Court held that disputes relating to confidential information contained in an expert's report, filed in the framework of descriptive seizure proceedings, can be heard by the court having…
By Miquel Montañá
In year 2021, Italy will celebrate the 600th anniversary of the patent granted by the Republic of Florence to Filippo Brunelleschi for his ship "Il Badalone", the first patent ever…
