Those who embraced a deceptive feeling of easiness when they saw Articles 6 – 8 vanish from the text of Regulation (EU) Nº 1257/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 December 2012…
by Bernward Zollner
Since the beginning of 2014 a second senate for patent infringement cases (under presiding judge Dr. Ulrike Voss) has commenced to work. The already existing senate (under…
Suppose you have an invention that resides in using a known substance in a known dosage for a known purpose, and your only distinguishing feature is that you apply a particular therapeutic measure…
The Court of Appeal held that the esomeprazole salt in Krka's product with an optical purity of 98.8 - 99.5 % e.e. (enantiomeric excess) was an “optically pure compound” as claimed in AstraZeneca's…
Last week, in In Re Roslin Institute, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that cloned cattle, sheep, pigs and goats are non-patent eligible subject matter under 35 USC § 101. While…
The European Commission has adopted new competition rules for the assessment of technology-transfer agreements. The revised Block Exemption Regulation for Technology-Transfer Agreements (EU) 316/2014…
By ruling of 21 February 2014, the Court of Turin decided a case between the US corporation Rovi and a number of Italian consumers electronics manufacturers. These had produced / imported set-top-…
The Bolar exemption must be interpreted narrowly in order not to affect the patent holder's exclusive rights. The privilege of the generic drug manufacturers who are allowed to conduct clinical…
The Oslo District Court held that Jets AS' patent for a liquid seal pump of the helical screw type for use in vacuum drainage systems lacked novelty over one of Jets' own patents. Despite the court’s…
Commercial Court number 5 of Barcelona recently handed down a judgment dated 28 March 2014 ordering a defendant to cease manufacturing and marketing coffee capsules that are compatible with Nespresso…
