Case Reports

Syngenta Limited v Sumi Agro Limited and Sumi Agro Europe Limited (UPC_CFI_201/2024) Order of 12 December 2024 (ORD_65555/2024[1]) As we reported,[2] Syngenta obtained a provisional injunction...

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care Europe B.V. v Roche Diabetes Care GmbH UPC_CFI_454/2023 Decision of 18 December 2024 (ORD_598508/2023[1]) The claimants sought revocation of EP...

DexCom, Inc. v Abbott Laboratories and 13 other Abbott entities UPC_CFI_395/2023 Decision of 11 December (ORD_63909/2024[1]) The second decision on the merits from the UPC came from the Paris Local...

Plant-e v Arkyne UPC_CFI_239/2023 Decision of 22 November 2024 (ORD_598516/2023 [infringement] ORD_598513/2023 [counterclaim for revocation]) The first claimant Plant-e Knowledge B.V.

(Infringement action UPC_CFI_15/2023) Decision of 15 November 2024 (ORD_598479/2023[1]) The Munich Local Division (MLD) decided in favour of patentee Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Edwards) with...

Pirelli Tyre S.P.A. v Tianjin Kingtyre Group Co., Ltd. and Kingtyre Deutschland Gmbh. (UPC_CFI _650/2024 relating to EP2519412B1) Pirelli Tyre S.P.A. v Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd.

Häfele SE & Co KG v Kunststoff KG Nehl & Co (UPC_CFI_443/2024 relating to EP3767151) Order of 25 November 2024 (ORD_62433/2024 [1]) This Decision from the Court of First Instance of the Unified...

Insulet Corporation v. EOFLOW Co., Ltd. (UPC_CFI_380/2024 relating to EP4201327) Order of 22 November 2024 (ORD_56716/2024 [1]) This Decision from the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent...

NanoString Technologies Europe Limited v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (UPC_CFI_252/2023) Decision of 17 December 2024 (Order no. ORD_56957/2024 relating to EP 2 794 928 B1) Introduction...

AIM Sport v Supponor UPC_CoA_489/2023 and UPC_CoA_500/2023 Decision of 12 November 2024 (ORD_598488/2023 & ORD_598489/2023) AIM Sport had brought both provisional injunction and infringement...

Cardo Systems, Ltd. v Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology Co. Limited (UPC_CFI_643/2024 relating to EP4240194) Order of 5 November 2024...

G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C. KG v pharma-aktiva GmbH and others UPC_CFI_541/2024 Order of 20 December 2024 (ORD_67522/2024) The claimant G. Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & C.

Nanostring v 10x Genomics UPC_CoA_470/2023 Order of 10 December 2024 (ORD_598533/2023) As we previously reported, the Munich Local Division of the UPC imposed a penalty payment against Nanostring for...

Koninklijke Philips N.V. ("Philips") v Belkin International, Inc., Belkin GMBH and Belkin Limited (collectively "Belkin") - UPC_CFI_390/2023 relating to EP 2867997 B1 Order of 18 December 2024 -...

Valeo v Magna (UPC_CFI_368/2024 relating to EP3320604 and UPC_CFI_347/2024 relating to EP3320602) Orders of 31 October 2024 (ORD_56534/2024[1] and ORD_56545/2024[2]) Valeo Electrification sought...

Roger Wyand QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) recently handed down judgment in Comic Enterprises Limited v Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation [2014] EWHC 185 (Ch).

Case law on the European Patent Office’s approach to non-technical inventions is quite a minefield. This is particularly so in relation to inventions that involve a presentation of information.

Resolution Chemicals Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S Court of Appeal (Civil Division), 29 July 2013Lundbeck’s patent for the pharmaceutical enantiomer escitalopram has been extensively litigated worldwide.

Two sets of changes to the framework for proceedings between parties in intellectual property (IP) disputes in the UK were both introduced on 1 October 2013.

Football Association Premier League Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and others [2013] EWHC 2058 (Ch)SummaryBy way of a hearing on 16 August 2013, the Football Association Premier League (“FAPL”),...

In HTC Corporation v Gemalto SA and HTC Corporation v Gemalto NV[2013] EWHC 1876 (Pat), Mr Justice Birss ruled upon the validity and infringement of two telecommunications patents concerning...

Boxing Brands Limited and (1) Sports Direct International PLC, (2) Queensberry Boxing IP Limited, (3) Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited and (4) Lillywhites Limited – 8 to 12 July 2013 – Mr Justice...

SummaryIn this High Court case ([2013] EWHC 2310 (Ch)), Birss J held that the UK high-street fashion chain Topshop committed an act of passing off when they sold T-shirts emblazoned with a photograph...

Viewers of the TV show “Dragons’ Den” might remember the now highly successful Trunki children’s ride-on suitcase which was unanimously rejected by the Dragons as a bad idea.

An online image search tool for figurative trademarks and designs could be launched under new proposals by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM).

A recent judgment handed down by Mr Justice Birss in Sealed Air Ltd v Sharp Interpack Ltd & Anor [2013] EWPCC 23 (30 May 2013) considers the way in which technical drawings in a registered design...

Interflora Inc & Anor v Marks and Spencer Plc & Anor [2013] EWHC 1291 (Ch)On 21 May, Mr Justice Arnold handed down a lengthy judgment in the long running action between Interflora and M&S.

Swarovski-Optik KG v Leica Camera AG [2013] EWHC 1227.SummaryAt the Patents Court before Vos J, Swarovski-Optik brought patent infringement proceedings against Leica Camera, who challenged the...

Despite recent guidance, the UK High Court has deemed it necessary to refer a question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that seeks to clarify what is meant by a “human embryo”,...

In a guest post for the Spicy IP blog, partner Darren Smyth expands upon the issues raised in his earlier post for The IPKat about the decision of the Indian Supreme Court in denying Novartis a...