EPLAW PATENT BLOG

SE – Ferring v. Medac

Posted: February 14th, 2012

Ferring International Center S.A v. Medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate G.m.b.H, Gebro Pharma G.m.b.H. v. Ferring International Center S.A, Medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate G.m.b.H v. Ferring International Center S.A, District Court of Stockholm, 31 March 2011, Docket No. T T 26687-06, T 1370-07 and T 15455-07 (joint cases) Ferring International Center S.A was the […]

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SE – Välinge v. Pergo

Posted: February 14th, 2012

Välinge Innovation AB v. Pergo (Europe) Aktiebolag, District Court of Stockholm, 24 January 2012, Docket No. T 19793-09 The Swedish developer of flooring technology, Välinge Innovation AB, raised an invalidity claim against a Swedish patent granted in 2005 for a locking system for floor panels held by Pergo (Europe) Aktiebolag. The invalidity claim was based […]

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SE – Wonderland v. Hilding

Posted: February 8th, 2012

Wonderland AS v. Hilding Aktiebolag, Svea Court of Appeal, 11 November 2011, Docket Nos. T 3065-10 / T 3179-10 (joint cases)On appeal of a District Court of Stockholm decision in joint infringement and invalidity proceedings previously reported on the EPLAW Patent Blog (here) the Svea Court of Appeal has reversed the District Court's decision and […]

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NL – Taste of Nature v. Cresco

Posted: February 8th, 2012

Taste of Nature Holding B.V. v. Cresco Produktie Maatschappij B.V. et al, District Court The Hague, The Netherlands, 31 January 2012, Case No. 11-1414, with thanks to Thomas Berendsen and Maarten Rijks, Banning, for sending in a translation of the judgment Both Taste of Nature and Cresco operate in the field of the production and […]

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Young EPLAW 2012 – Mark your Calendar

Posted: February 6th, 2012

EPLAW is pleased to announce that the annual Young EPLAW meeting will be held on Monday 23 April 2012 in Brussels. The Young EPLAW meeting is a get-together organized especially for young patent litigators (up to 36 years) who work in the office of an EPLAW member. It offers an excellent occasion to meet young […]

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NL – Lundbeck v. Tiefenbacher / Escitalopram Appeal

Posted: February 2nd, 2012

Joined cases of H. Lundbeck A/S v. Alfred E. Tiefenbacher GmbH and H. Lundbeck A/S v. Centrafarm Services B.V. and H. Lundbeck A/S v. Ratiopharm GmbH, Court of Appeal The Hague, The Netherlands, 24 January 2012, Case Nos 312468 / HA ZA 08-1827, 314574/HA ZA 08-2142 and 314783/HA ZA 08-2172, with thanks to Marleen van […]

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NL – Lübbers v. Relco and annular gap injectors

Posted: January 31st, 2012

Lübbers Anlagen und Umwelttechnick GmbH v. Relco Wet & Dry B.V., accelerated patent proceedings before the District Court of The Hague, the Netherlands, 25 January 2012, Case No. 387236 / HA ZA 11-451

 On 25 January 2012, the District Court of The Hague ruled in the case brought by Lübbers against Relco. Lübbers acted as […]

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FR – Novartis v. Sanofi / Valsartan (ex parte)

Posted: January 26th, 2012

Novartis AG and Novartis Pharma v. Sanofi-Aventis France, Sanofi-Aventis Winthrop Industries and Zentiva K.S., the President of the Court of First Instance (ex parte preliminary injunction), Paris, France, 27 October 2011, Case No. 11/15302, with thanks to Pauline Debre, Bird & Bird, for providing a summary and comments in English On 27 October 2011, the […]

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NL – Wagner v. Prevent

Posted: January 24th, 2012

Wagner Group GmbH v. FX Prevent B.V., District Court The Hague, The Netherlands, 23 November 2011, Case No. 11-458 In its judgment of 23 November 2011, the District Court of The Hague ruled that FX Prevent infringed upon claim 1 and 10 of Wagner’s European patent EP 1 062 005. This patent relates to a fire […]

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FR – Sandoz v. Eli Lilly

Posted: January 24th, 2012

SAS Sandoz v. Eli Lilly and Company, Court of Appeal of Paris, France, 13 January 2012, Case No. 10/17727, with thanks to Dominique Menard and Stanislas Roux-Vaillard, Hogan Lovells, for providing the judgment and an extended summary in English On 13 January 2012, the Court of appeal of Paris confirmed the judgment which found that […]

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