The first of March 2023 seems to be a likely date the Unified Patent Court will open its doors.
This became clear yesterday during the Unitary Patent Package Conference in Amsterdam. On the same day…
The start of operations of the Unified Patent Court can reasonably be expected to occur in early 2023. This was announced on the website of the UPC today.
‘On 8 July 2022, the Administrative…
Barcelona Commercial Court no. 5 - arguably Spain's most active patent court - rules in an infringement case concerning motorcycle helmets. The features of a claim cannot be narrowed down based on a…
The EPO has violated the right of free association by imposing restrictions on staff’s choice of members for the Appeals Committee and other statutory bodies of the EPO. The Administrative Tribunal…
In a decision dated June 29, 2022, the Cour de cassation (French Supreme Court) overturned the decision of the Paris Court of Appeal (Paris, November 24, 2020) which refused to assess acts of…
Michael Tappin QC (sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court)
It is common in English patent litigation for patentees to make an application to amend a patent post grant and in the course of…
In a highly principled matter, the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court has ruled to dismiss Novartis’ application for a preliminary injunction against Glenmark, Zentiva, and Viatris based on…
25 May 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal overturned the refusal of the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) to grant an SPC on avelumab. This is a reversal of the "nivolumab" case…
The member states of the European Patent Organisation have re-appointed EPO president António Campinos for a second five-year term in office, commencing 1 July 2023.
The decision was made at a…
The government of Ireland has reaffirmed that the country will participate in the Unitary Patent system. A referendum will be held next year or in 2024. The Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and…
