EPLAW PATENT BLOG

NL – Longhi Trading v. Hanwa Solutions

Posted: October 12th, 2021

Longhi (Netherlands) Trading B.V. v. Hanwa Solutions Corporation, PI Judge District Court Rotterdam, 1 October 2021, Case no. ECLI:NL:RBROT:2021:9551 Proceedings regarding solar panels. Longhi’s solar panels are stored in the Netherlands and distributed worldwide from the Netherlands. A cross border injunction is issued against Longi forbidding Longi to infringe Hanwa’s patents, or to be involved […]

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NL – PFIZER V. / F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AND ROCHE NEDERLAND

Posted: May 14th, 2019

Pfizer PFE B.V. v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Roche Nederland B.V., District Court The Hague, 8 May 2019, Case no. ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2019:4515 Pfizer initiated three separate proceedings on the merits against Roche in The Netherlands requesting negative judicial declarations (so called “Arrow”-declarations). Roche responded by filing a motion to the District Court in The Hague to […]

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NL – Synthon v. Yeda

Posted: September 25th, 2017

Synthon B.V. v. Yeda Research & Development Co. Ltd, District Court The Hague, 6 September 2017, Case Number ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2017:10315 Yeda Research & Development Co., Ltd is the proprietor of EP 2 405 794, which claims a dosing regimen for glatiramer acetate (Copaxone®) for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. In proceedings before the District Court of […]

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HU – Budapest Metropolitan Appeal Court on lack of exclusive jurisdiction IP transfer agreements

Posted: October 17th, 2016

Budapest Metropolitan Appeal Court delivers clear interpretation on lack of exclusive jurisdiction on IP transfer agreements Does the choice of forum clause apply when the validity of an IP transfer agreement is questioned? This was one of several procedural issues for the Metropolitan Court and the Metropolitan Appeal Court to resolve in a recent proceeding. […]

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UK – Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics Company v. AbbVie Biotechnology

Posted: September 20th, 2016

Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics Company Limited v AbbVie Biotechnology Limited and AbbVie Limited (Arnold J), London, UK, 8 September 2016, Neutral Citation Number: [2016] EWHC 2204 (Pat) This judgment of Arnold J relates to an application made by the Defendants (collectively “AbbVie”) in the context of a wider claim in which the Claimant (“FKB”) had […]

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UK – Magnesium Elektron v Molycorp

Posted: December 18th, 2015

Magnesium Elektron Limited v (1) Molycorp Chemicals & Oxides (Europe) Limited (2) Zibo Jia Hua Advanced Material Resources Co. Ltd [2015] EWHC 3596 The UK Patents Court has granted permission to a claimant to serve proceedings for patent infringement out of the jurisdiction on a defendant in China. The claimant had a UK process patent […]

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