Patent case: Judgment no. 157/2024 of Valencia Court of Appeal (Section 9) dated 4 June 2024, Spain

Today we are uncorking another bottle of the good stuff with yet another dispute in the winemaking space. A very thorough and well-written decision from the Valencia Court of Appeal in a non-infringement and validity case highlights the growing maturity and increasing reliability of the Valencian courts as a forum for patent disputes. However, the decision also raises some doubts and interesting questions on the remedies available to claimants in infringement and declaratory non-infringement actions.

Case date: 04 June 2024

Case number: 157/2024

Court: Provincial Court of Valencia

A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law