SH 2016.T-4-13S-SH2016.T.4.13
In continuation of the Europe-wide PI cases a few years back, the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court recently rendered judgment in a patent case between AstraZeneca…
There has been some confusion in Germany as to whether exhibiting products and services on a trade show qualifies as an infringing act or not. Most prominently, two decisions of the German Federal…
Case reported and summarised by Gregory Bacon, Bristows LLP
Mr Justice Carr has issued an interesting interim judgment regarding the jurisdiction of the English Court to grant negative declarations…
In our blog of 31 October 2013 ("Groucho Marx, fairness and the opting-out fee") we explained that Groucho Marx once sent a telegram to the Friar's Club of Beverly Hills with the following text: "…
Infringement claims against cell phone carrier T-Mobile and its vendors, Nokia and Ericsson, concerning four patents for cell phone infrastructure equipment were properly barred by the doctrine of…
The Dutch part of EP 119 - allegedly essential to the UMTS standard - was found to be obvious over the latest draft of the UMTS standard pre-priority date read in conjunction with a document of a…
The longstanding social unrest at the European Patent Office (EPO) seems to be heading for a climax. After years of tensions and conflicts with the trade unions, Boards of Appeal and others, EPO…
There will be no fee to opt out of the jurisdiction of the future Unified Patent Court (UPC). It had already been rumored for some time, but it has now been confirmed with the publication of the ‘…
Europe is preparing for the launch of the new Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). A provisional phase for the UPC is expected to start later this year, with a view to a full start of…
The most sensible option for the UK is to postpone the ratification of the UPC Agreement until the ‘Brexit’ referendum of 23 June 2016 has been held, according to Luke McDonagh, Lecturer in IP Law at…
