10x Genomics and Bruker settle global spatial profiling technology dispute, ending landmark UPC case; Bruker can continu...
UPC Dusseldorf rules against Sanofi in second medical use patent dispute, upholding Amgen’s cholesterol drug patent. Fi...
Boehringer Ingelheim’s PI application against Zentiva for Ofev was rejected by UPC Lisbon, citing no imminent infringem...
UPC Dusseldorf rules licensing talks irrelevant to proportionality, stresses early obviousness plea. Injunction issu...
French court first applies "disparagement" to UPC case, ruling Qiagen’s press release unlawful. BioMérieux wins injunc...
QuantifiCare secures German court injunction against Canfield for 3D imaging patent infringement, halting sales. UPC par...
UPC Paris local division upheld Seoul Viosys’ EP patent (UV emitter tech) against Photon Wave’s UVC LED chips, but jud...
The ruling emphasizes that product-by-process claims focus on resulting technical properties, not the process itself—cr...
The global patent dispute between Nokia and Amazon has ended. Today, the Finnish tech company announced it had signed an...
Today, the European Patent Office (EPO) released the Patent Index 2024, which shows that innovation remains strong, with...
This week, the UPC heard its first hearing on the merits in a second medical use patent case. The dispute is part of ong...
On 11 February 2025, the European Commission unveiled its Work Programme for 2025, titled "Moving forward together: A Bo...
Context: Last month, Avanci responded to a Chinese advocacy initiative concerning its standard-essential patent (SEP) li...
Context: The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) declaration database is the largest of its kind, cur...
Costa Rica has signed a landmark validation agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO). This milestone makes Costa ...
Context: The Unified Patent Court (UPC) provides a monthly caseload update on its website. Last month, we highlighted pa...
On 10 October, the Council of the European Union adopted legislative acts under the design package: the revised directiv...
Since June 2024, the various divisions of the UPC have been issuing more and more decisions on the merits in infringemen...
In August, Uruguay's parliament approved accession to the Budapest Treaty, which has been in force since 1977 and includ...
As of 22 July 2024, the National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay (DINAPI) is part of DESIGNclass. The I...
In early May, InterDigital achieved a spectacular victory with an injunction against Lenovo from Munich Regional Court. ...
On 17 April, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court issued a decision regarding the change of language of proce...
MILAN/ROME, April 9 (Reuters) - Italy's government is mulling tougher penalties for crimes using Artificial Intelligence...
The European Commission (EC) recently proposed a series of targeted actions to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing ...
Egg carton manufacturer Brødrene Hartmann has filed a lawsuit against Omnipac at the UPC, shortly before Easter. The Da...
March 19 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in a EU parliamentary committee on Tuesday voted to extend the exclusivity period for new...
March 19 (Reuters) - The European Patent Office (EPA) received a record number of patent applications last year, with th...
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a new regulation for standard essential patents. Previously, the EU Commi...
The EPO Boards of Appeal have revoked several patents belonging to Nevro, following oppositions from competitors Boston ...
Two companies that do not manufacture their own products have filed their first lawsuits with the UPC. Network System Te...