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UPC Court of Appeal Clarifies Jurisdiction on indirect infringement
10 September 2024
Aylo Premium Ltd, Aylo Billing Limited and Aylo Freesites Ltd v Dish Technologies and Sling TV UPC_CoA_188/2024 Order of 3 September 2024 ORD_42716/2024[1] Dish is the proprietor of EP 2479680 and...
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UPC Refuses Provisional Injunction finding imminent infringement not substantiated
09 September 2024
Novartis AG and Genentech, Inc. v Celltrion Inc. UPC_CFI_166/2024 Novartis AG and Genentech, Inc. v Celltrion Healthcare Hungary Kft., Celltrion Healthcare Deutschland GmbH, Celltrion Healthcare...
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UPC Jurisdiction over Ireland: Not so fast says Court of Appeal
22 August 2024
On 19 August 2024, the Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court issued its order (UPC_CoA_388/2024 APL_39884/2024) on an application for suspensive effect in the appeal by Sibio Technology...
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Mannheim Local Division Finally Dispenses with Service by Hague Procedure
15 August 2024
Panasonic Holdings Corporation v Xiaomi H.K. Limited (UPC_CFI_330/2024, UPC_CFI_332/2024 and UPC_CFI_335/2024) Orders of 1 August 2023 (ORD_44601/2024, ORD_44597/2024, ORD_44656/2024)[1] Panasonic...
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Costs orders at UPC
14 August 2024
Two recent decisions highlight procedural points to be aware of when seeking costs. VusionGroup SA (formerly SES-imagotag SA) v Hanshow Germany GmbH & Ors (UPC_CFI_292/2023; UPC_COA_1/2024) Court of...
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Steps needed following evidence preservation order
13 August 2024
Progress Maschinen & Automation AG v AWM Srl and Schnell S.p.A (UPC_CFI_286/2023 and 287/2023; UPC_COA_177/2024) Court of Appeal Order dated 23 July 2024 (ORD_36778/2024) [1] Progress Maschinen &...
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Paris central division maintains cold chain monitoring patent in amended form
12 August 2024
Bitzer Electronics A/S v Carrier Corporation (UPC_CFI_263/2023) Decision of 29 July 2024 (ORD_598395/2023) [1] This decision concerns a revocation action brought at the Paris central division by...
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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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Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, Black History Month 2023
16 October 2023
To celebrate Black History month and in keeping with the theme of ‘Saluting Our Sisters', I have chosen to write about a woman who has made enormous contributions in the field of healthcare.
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European Patent Office liberalises rules on priority
12 October 2023
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has issued its decision in the combined cases G1/22 and G2/22. With this decision, the likelihood that a priority claim is valid even where...
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Expert’s Attempt to Swot-up in Patent Dispute is Insufficient to Comply with Court Requirements in Sycurio v PCI-PAL
09 October 2023
PCI-Pal succeeded in the High Court of England & Wales in its patent dispute with Sycurio. Sycurio's patent was found invalid for obviousness.
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Lonnie Johnson, Black History Month 2023
09 October 2023
This is the second article in our series as we celebrate Black History Month. One individual who has left a mark on the world is Lonnie Johnson, the mind behind the iconic Super Soaker.
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Farewell to the 10 day rule
06 October 2023
From 1 November 2023, time limits that run from the notification of a communication by the EPO no longer will run from the date of the communication plus 10 days, but from the date that the...
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Remember to seriously consider Part 36 Offers!
06 October 2023
Background This is a judgment on costs for a probate case, where the case law for analysing whether a communication should be considered ‘without prejudice' was discussed.
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Alice H. Parker, Black History Month 2023
02 October 2023
As we move through October and temperatures begin to drop, many of us will be wrapping up, adding extra layers and switching on the heaters. Here's a woman that inspired many of the modern heating...
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Parties and their lawyers will have to reveal how the sausage is made.
18 September 2023
Cook UK Limited v Boston Scientific Limited & Ors [2023] EWHC 2163 (Pat) A little over two years ago a new practice direction, called PD57AC, was issued regarding the preparation of witness...
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Litigation
Trade Secrets vs. Patents in the UK Space Sector
11 September 2023
In this article we take a look at how trade secrets and patents compare as means of protecting inventions by UK space sector businesses. Background Properly protecting intellectual property is a key...
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A Year in Patents - Part 3/4: The Procedures of International Patent Prosecution
05 September 2023
Dr Girish Nivarti joined EIP's London office in October 2022. In this four-part series, he chronicles his first year as a trainee patent attorney.
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#Barbenheimer: A Tale of Patents, Designs and Possibilities
15 August 2023
Introduction The Barbenheimer phenomenon has broken several box-office records. Barbie has made Greta Gerwig the first solo female director to produce a $1 billion dollar film, while Christopher...
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Cheers and confusion: General Court agrees that STONE and STONES are one and the same
14 August 2023
This article first appeared in WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in July 2023. For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com.
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Mr Justice Zacaroli shines a light on claim construction in patent dispute for glass lamps
09 August 2023
Heraeus Noblelight Ltd v First Light Lamps Ltd [2023] EWHC 1950 (Pat) (31 July 2023) Summary This case revolves around a patent infringement dispute between two specialist lamp manufacturers, Hereaus...
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Weathering IP challenges: how can patents help offshore wind innovators?
09 August 2023
Over the past few years, a worldwide patent dispute has been rumbling between two giants of the renewables sector, GE and Siemens Gamesa. Although that storm has now subsided, following the recent...
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Seizing a greener future for the UK
08 August 2023
The announcement this week from the UK Government of funding for new Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) schemes has had a mixed reception. It's a shame the announcement was hand-in-hand with new oil...
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