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UPC Orders Provisional Injunction on Mushroom Strain
12 August 2024
Amycel LLC v Szymon Spyra (UPC_CFI_195/2024) Order of 31 July 2024 (ORD_44133/2024) [1] Amycel LLC is the proprietor of EP 1993350, which is directed towards a specific mushroom strain, defined by...
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Double/twofold “appropriateness-test” applied by Local Division The Hague in Procedural Order concerning R. 109 RoP
01 August 2024
Szymon Spyra v. Amycel LLC (UPC_CFI_195/2024) Procedural Order delivered on 25 June 2024 (ORD_35405/2024) In a procedural order from the UPC, the Local Division The Hague has decided on a...
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Paris central division maintains Edwards patent in amended form
30 July 2024
Meril Italy Srl and two other Meril entities v Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (revocation action UPC_CFI_255/2023 and counterclaims for revocation UPC_CFI_15/2023) Decision of 19 July 2024...
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Paris local division revokes DexCom patent
05 July 2024
DexCom, Inc. v Abbott Laboratories and nine other Abbott entities (UPC_CFI_230/2023) Decision of 4 July 2024 (ORD_37297/2024) [1] The second decision on the merits from the UPC, following just a day...
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Düsseldorf Local Division issues the first UPC decision on the merits and grants injunction in seven UPC member states
04 July 2024
Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG v Bette GmbH & Co. KG (UPC_CFI_7/2023) Decision of 3 July 2024 (ORD_598324/2023 [1]) concerning EP 3 375 337 B1 Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co.
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Abbott v. Sibio: a tale of two applications for provisional measures
26 June 2024
The Hague Local Division of the Court of First Instance of the UPC has recently issued two decisions concerning provisional measures involving the same parties - the Patentee Applicant, Abbott...
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Defective opt out allows revocation action to proceed at the UPC
13 June 2024
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA v Neo Wireless GbmH & Co KG (UPC_CoA_79/2024) Appeal against Order no. 597664/2023[1] in case UPC_CFI_361/2023 of the Central Division, Paris seat Order of 4 June 2024...
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The Unified Patent Court Turns 1 - Discover the Impact
06 June 2024
Darren Smyth provides a summary of the first year of the UPC's operation.
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UPC Court of Appeal guidance on stay
31 May 2024
BITZER Electronics A/S v Carrier Corporation (UPC_CFI_263/2023; UPC_CoA_22/2024) Order of 28 May 2024 (ORD_25123/2024)[1] Carrier Corporation is the proprietor of European Patent EP 3 414 708 valid...
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Security for Costs
28 May 2024
Ballinno B.V. v Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), Kinexon GmbH and Kinexon Sports & Media GmbH (UPC_CFI_151/2024) Order of 14 May 2024 (ORD_23557/2024)[1] Ballinno B.V.
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UPC rules it has jurisdiction in cases where a claim is brought in violation of a contract
23 May 2024
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V. v Roche Diabetes Care GmbH (UPC_CFI_589997/2023) Order of 10 May 2024 (ORD_7903/2024) [1] Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc & Tandem Diabetes Care...
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UPC allows intervention by Licensee
22 May 2024
Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. v. expert klein GmbH, expert e-Commerce GmbH (UPC_CFI_363/2023) Order of 22 April 2024 (ORD_5343/2024)[1] Seoul Viosys sued expert klein GmbH and expert e-Commerce GmbH for...
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Interpretation allowed only at party’s own cost
21 May 2024
CEAD B.V. & CEAD USA B.V. v BEGO Medical GmbH (UPC_CFI_367/2023) Order of 10 May 2024 (ORD_24708/2024)[1] The UPC is an international system in which a large number of languages may be employed, and...
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UPC Court of Appeal Confirms no Provisional Injunction for VusionGroup
17 May 2024
VusionGroup SA (formerly SES-imagotag SA) v Hanshow UPC_CoA_1/2024 Order of 13 May 2024 (ORD_17447/2024)[1] SES-imagotag SA, which in the meantime has changed its name to VusionGroup SA, was refused...
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Access to documents from revocation action
17 May 2024
NJOY Netherlands B.V. v Juul Labs International, Inc. (UPC_CFI_316/2023); Application for access to documents by Nicoventures Trading Limited Order dated 24 April 2024 (ORD_587436/2023)[1] NJOY...
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Other Case Reports
T 0458/22 – EPO Board of Appeal considers Rolex’s inadmissibility attack to be inadmissible!
26 February 2025
In T 0458/22 (which has a "B" distribution code indicating it is significant enough to be distributed to all Members of the EPO's Technical Boards of Appeal), the Board of Appeal appears to have gone...
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Extension of time period for filing defence in view of parallel EPO appeal proceedings
30 January 2025
Dainese S.p.A. v. Alpinestars S.p.A., Alpinestars Research S.p.A., Omnia Retail S.r.l., Horizon Moto 95 – Maxxess Cergy, Zund.Stoff Augsburg/Ulrich Herpich E.K., Motocard Bike S.I.
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Incomplete secondary evidence pleaded late in proceedings has no chance against prima facie obviousness in High Court decision
25 November 2024
A 163-page judgment for Pfizer Limited v. GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals S.A. & Anor [2024] EWHC 2523 was handed down on 7 October 2024 by Mr Justice Mellor.
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Munich Local Division issues the first decision by default in an infringement proceeding as Defendant does not respond to Statement of Claim
14 October 2024
i-mop GmbH v ARCORA International GmbH (UPC_CFI_193/2024) Order dated 11 October 2024 (ORD_47439/2024) concerning EP 3 760 094 B1 The patent in suit EP 3 760 094 B1 relates to a floor cleaning device.
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T 1741/22 - no credible technical effect produced by deriving additional data from medical measurements
19 September 2024
An interesting "B" decision from Board 3.5.05 was published yesterday relating to the generation of new data from medical measurements being relied on for a technical effect.
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A Late Challenge: PI refused for alleged VAR infringement
10 September 2024
Ballinno B.V. v UEFA, Kinexon GmbH and Kinexon Sports & Media GmbH UPC_CFI_151/2024 Order of 3 June 2024 ORD_39782/2024[1] Whilst thoughts of Euro '24 may be starting to slip into the past...
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No Country for New Laws
22 July 2024
Trailblazing developments in Artificial Intelligence have left a litany of complex legal cases in their wake, and judges are tasked with deciding how old law should be interpreted against the...
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€325 million Funding for Semiconductor Research and Innovation in the UK and the EU
09 July 2024
Europe's Chips Joint Undertaking has bolstered its support for the semiconductor industry by announcing three funding calls with a combined value of up to €325M.
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An Ocean Apart – Differences in US and EPO claim interpretation
04 June 2024
Recent cases from the US Federal Circuit and the EPO Boards of Appeal highlight how the two jurisdictions have reached strict, and completely opposite, approaches to interpreting claims in light of...
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Court of Appeal affirms death of Bayer’s blood clotting patent in expedited hearing
03 June 2024
The Court of Appeal announced at the conclusion of the hearing, on 16 May 2024, that Bayer's appeal in the rivaroxaban litigation against a finding of invalidity following challenges by a number of...
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T 0192/22 - Is a first medical use claim a magic bullet?
31 May 2024
The EIP team was pleased to receive the BoA Decision on T 0197/22 earlier this month, providing the reasons for revocation of Translate Bio's EP 3318248 B1 at the oral proceedings held in March,...
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T 1762/21 – The EPO Board of Appeal Clarifies the Term “Inextricably Linked” When Assessing an Intermediate Generalisation
24 May 2024
A recent decision from a Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office provides clarity as to how "intermediate generalisations" are assessed for added matter.
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Updated EPO Guidelines on AI – why US companies should encourage close collaboration between their US and European attorneys on AI patent applications
20 May 2024
On 1 March 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) updated its Guidelines for Examination regarding AI inventions. This included new wording relating to the sufficient disclosure of training data.
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Court of Appeal takes AIM at attempts to show knock-on effect of pragmatic case management
15 May 2024
Supponor Ltd v AIM Sport Development AG [2024] EWCA Civ 396 In a judgment handed down on 23 April 2024, the Court of Appeal dismissed Supponor's appeal against the decision of Meade J in the High...
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Blood drains from Bayer patent as it is found to be non-inventive
07 May 2024
We previously reported on Bayer's application seeking an interim injunction against a number of generics companies to protect its rivaroxaban product (link) ahead of the imminent judgment on validity...
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