Posted: September 18th, 2019
CJEU preliminary ruling judgment in C-688/17 (Bayer) provides interpretation on Art. 9 (7) of the Directive 48/2004/EC (Enforcement Directive) based on a referral from the Hungarian court On September 12, 2019 the Court of Justice laid down its decision in C-688/17 (Bayer) in a preliminary ruling proceeding coming from the Metropolitan Court, Budapest, about the […]
READ MOREPosted: September 17th, 2019
Eli Lilly and Company v. Genentech Inc., Reference for a preliminary ruling, 5 September 2019, Case C‑239/19 “[T]he justification for a reference for a preliminary ruling is not that it enables such opinions to be delivered but rather that it is necessary for the effective resolution of a dispute concerning EU law (judgment of 13 […]
READ MOREPosted: September 12th, 2019
Ratification of the UPC Agreement by Germany: Waiting for Godot? By Dr. Tobias Wuttke and Carolin Stenz, Meissner Bolte With its response dated 31 July 2019 to the brief parliamentary enquiry (in the following “Brief Inquiry”) of the German Parliament’s Liberal Party (“FDP”), the German Federal Government has fuelled new speculation of potential delays of the […]
READ MOREPosted: September 12th, 2019
Joined Cases C‑650/17 and C‑114/18, Royalty Pharma Collection Trust joined party Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany)) and Sandoz Ltd, Hexal AG v. G.D. Searle LLC, Janssen Sciences Ireland (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal (England & Wales), Opinion of Advocate General Hogan, 11 September […]
READ MOREPosted: September 10th, 2019
The EPLAW General Assembly and Congress will be held on 29 November 2019 in Brussels. The agenda and details for registration will be provided to EPLAW members separately. As in previous years, a reception will be held on the evening before the Congress.
READ MOREPosted: September 9th, 2019
The EPLAW Board is glad to inform that Pierre Véron, Honorary President of EPLAW, will be speaking at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation workshop to be held in Paris on 7 November 2019. EPLAW is a sponsor of this event. If you would like more information on this event and/or would like to apply, please […]
READ MOREPosted: September 9th, 2019
Amicus curiae brief concerning G 1/19 – Patentability of computer-implemented simulation methods – Underlying decision: T 489/14 (Pedestrian simulation/CONNOR), by Hans Wegner and Tobias Kaufmann, Bardehle Pagenberg Dear Chairman and Members of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, The Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) have developed a well-balanced and consistent framework for […]
READ MOREPosted: August 30th, 2019
TATA STEEL v ARCELORMITTAL, District Court of Luxemburg, 17 July 2019 ARCELORMITTAL has submitted a patent application (EP 2 906 734) on “A method for manufacturing a metal sheet with a ZnAl [Zinalium, a zinc-based metal] coating and with optimized drying, corresponding metal sheet part and vehicle”, as well as a divisional patent application (EP […]
READ MOREPosted: August 28th, 2019
Three years with the Swedish Patent and Market Court Today, three years after its inception on 1 September 2016, and with more data now available, it is time to follow up on our 2017 blog post regarding the efficiency and reliability of patent cases adjudicated by the Swedish Patent and Market Court. By Erik Ficks […]
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