Posted: May 26th, 2009
(Redacted Judgment), preliminary injunction proceedings, Metropolitan Appeal Court, Budapest, Hungary, 26 May 2009, Docket No. 8.Pkf (redacted) No preliminary injunction available if the patent protection is only provisional. The Metropolitan Appeal Court in Budapest confirmed the first instance ruling of the Metropolitan Court in which it rejected the request for a preliminary injunction that was […]
READ MOREPosted: May 22nd, 2009
Rheon Automatic Machinery Co. LTD. v. Tecno Stamp S.R.L., damages proceedings, Venice Court, Italy, 22 May 2009, Docket No. 3469/2004, with thanks to Sandro Hassan, Siblegal The Venice Court discusses the criteria to assess damages for patent infringement. The previous interim judgment in this case, which acknowledged infringement and ordered continuation of the proceedings for […]
READ MOREPosted: May 18th, 2009
Holzhäcksler (Wood chaff cutter), infringement proceedings (preliminary injunction and validity), Court of Appeals Düsseldorf, 18 May 2009, Docket No. 2 U 140/08 The Court refused to grant a preliminary injunction for patent infringement because the patent in dispute lacked sufficiently secure validity due to contradicting votes in view of the same set of facts and […]
READ MOREPosted: May 15th, 2009
LEO Pharma A/S and LEO Laboratories Limited v. Sandoz Limited, invalidity proceedings, High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Patents Court, UK, 15 May 2009, Docket No. HC08C00391, with thanks to Marc Döring and Rowan Freeland, Simmons & Simmons Sandoz unsuccessfully challenges Leo's patent on the basis that the claimed invasion is anticipated by and/or it […]
READ MOREPosted: May 14th, 2009
Pneumatisches Schlagwerkzeug (Pneumatic striking tool), infringement proceedings (introducing a new claim on appeal), Court of Appeals Düsseldorf, Germany, 14 May 2009, Docket No. 2 U 65/04 Asserting a claim for destruction of the infringing embodiments for the first time in the appeal instance is a generally admissible extension of the original complaint. Read the judgment […]
READ MOREPosted: May 14th, 2009
Saip & Schyller S.p.A., Schneider Electric and Industries Sas and Schneider Electric S.p.A. re 'Optima', appeal from decision rejecting a preliminary injunction, Milan Court, Italy, 14 May 2009, Docket No. 5439/09, With thanks to Sandro Hassan, Siblegal Rejected appeal from a decision rejecting a request for preliminary injunction due to doubts both as to infringement […]
READ MOREPosted: April 23rd, 2009
Gipron Giuseppe Pronzati S.P.A. v. Masters S.R.L., Italian Supreme Court, Italy, 23 April 2009, Docket No. 19688/2009, with thanks to Sandro Hassan, Siblegal The Supreme Court confirms that damages for infringements can only be claimed as from the date on which a patent application was either laid open to the public or formally served upon […]
READ MOREPosted: April 1st, 2009
EPO, Board of Appeal 3.5.01, 1 April 2009, Docket No. T 1143/06 – Data selection system
The Board confirmed a strict approach regarding the treatment of features relating to a presentation of information in view of inventiveness and confronted the more liberal view expressed by a different Board. In the present case, the deciding Board held that a feature which relates to the manner how cognitive content is conveyed to the user on a screen normally does not contribute to a technical solution to a technical problem.
Posted: March 25th, 2009
Johnson&Johnson c.s. v. Novartis, infringement and invalidity proceedings, Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris, France, 25 March 2009, Docket No. 07/13504, with thanks to Pierre Véron, Véron & Associés This action is part of the wider (ophthalmic lens) dispute between the same parties in the US, Australia and various European countries (Germany, Britain and Italy). Although […]
READ MOREPosted: March 17th, 2009
Italienischer Torpedo/Italian Torpedo – patent infringement, Düsseldorf Regional Court, Germany, 17 March 2009, Case No.: 4b O 218/08 The only factual requirements pursuant to Article 27 Council Regulation (EC) no. 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters are the identity of the parties and […]
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