In a revocation action the patent may be amended by the patent proprietor. According to Rule 30 RoP this should be done with an application; for subsequent amendments the explicit approval of the…
Introduction
It is common for parties to English patent litigation to settle their differences after the first instance judgment on the merits from the Court. This is for several reasons including…
Last week, we had the opportunity to review the texts regarding the UPC "saisie", the ex parte orders issued in the OERLIKON and C-KORE cases. In the second case, which is before the Paris local…
On December 30, 2023, the Brazilian government, through Provisional Measure No. 1.205/2023, announced the national program "Mobilidade Verde e Inovação - Green Mobility and Innovation" (MOVER), with…
Earlier this week, we examined the UPC's first case on UPC “saisie-contrefaçon” (or "SC", see here). Today, we turn our attention another order of this type, which has been rendered by the Paris…
With 1.5 billion chickens and 234.3 million cows, Brazil is an important market for the animal health industry. According to the National Syndicate of the Industry of Animal Health Products (SINDAN,…
In December 2023, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of China found that Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Oppo was responsible for infringing six Chinese standard essential patents (SEPs):…
Having examined the UPC texts relating to UPC "saisie-contrefaçon" (see here), it's time to look at the initial case law. Of course, the existence of only two cases is insufficient to draw general…
The "saisie-contrefaçon", that French-style "Anton Piller Order", but obtained in the blink of an eye, to such an extent that the whole world is still in awe; our Marylin of French patent law has…
A short but nevertheless interesting judgment was handed down last week on the different roles that technical experts on the one hand and scientific advisers on the other have to play in proceedings…
