EPLAW PATENT BLOG

NL – Mobile Sanitary Solutions v. TWT Verhuur

Posted: May 31st, 2019

Mobile Sanitary Solutions B.V. v. TWT Verhuur B.V., court of Appeal The Hague, The Netherlands, 28 May 2019, Case no. ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2019:1182 MSS holds EP 2 780 515 entitled ‘Mobile sanitary unit for accommodating at least three sanitary facilities’. The Court of Appeal like the Judge in first instance rules that here is a serious, non […]

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NL – Secrid v. [x] and CGIW

Posted: May 3rd, 2019

[plaintif] and Secrid B.V. v. [Defendant 1] and CGIW, Judge in Interlocutory proceedings, District Court The Hague, The Netherlands, 16 April 2019, Case no. ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2019:3684 Alleged infringement of various intellectual property rights, amongst which patent rights relating to a ‘Holder for Credit Cards’. CGIW did not appear in the proceedings. Defendant 1 did not deny […]

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DE – Merck Sharp & Dohme v. ratiopharm et al. / SPC / Appeal

Posted: March 28th, 2019

Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, 15 March 2019, docket no. I-2 U 62/18 – Ezetimibe/Simvastatin On March 15, 2019 the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf finally dismissed MSD’s request for a preliminary injunction based on their SPC for ezetimibe and simvastatin and thereby confirmed the result of the first instance decision of the Regional Court Düsseldorf of […]

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DK – ELI LILLY V. MYLAN / THE DANISH MARITIME AND COMMERCIAL HIGH COURT (TADALAFIL)

Posted: March 14th, 2019

Eli Lilly and Company, ICOS Corporation, and Eli Lilly Danmark A/S (“Eli Lilly”) v. Generics (UK) Limited and Mylan AB (“Mylan”), the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court, Case number BS-33415/2018-SHR, 1 February 2019 The case concerns infringement of Eli Lilly’s patent DK/EP 1 173 181 T6 (“DK/EP ‘181”) which relates to the use of […]

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NL – F. Hoffmann-La Roche and Genentech v. Mundipharma

Posted: February 26th, 2019

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Genentech Inc. v. Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals B.V., Judge in interlocutory proceedings, District Court The Hague, The Netherlands, 20 February 2019, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2019:1486 Preliminary injunction proceedings re biosimilar. Hoffmann-La Roche and Genentech both are part of the Roche group. Genentech developed Herceptin® for the treatment of breast cancer, with the anti-HER2 antibody trastuzumab […]

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DK – FRESENIUS KABI V. ELI LILLY (PEMETREXED)

Posted: February 21st, 2019

Fresenius Kabi AB v/Fresenius Kabi and Fresenius Kabi Oncology Plc. (“Fresenius Kabi”) v. Eli Lilly and Company and Eli Lilly Danmark A/S (“Lilly”), the Danish Eastern High Court, 20 December 2018, Case number B-2735-17 The case concerns the infringement of Lilly’s patent DK/EP 1 313 508 (“DK/EP ‘508”) which relates to the use of the […]

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NL – Fast & Fluid Management v. Santint and Zhengzhou Sanhua Technology & Industry

Posted: February 15th, 2019

Fast & Fluid Management B.V. v. Santint B.V. and Zhengzhou Sanhua Technology & Industry Co., Ltd., Judge in interlocutory proceedings, District Court The Hague, The Netherlands, 8 February 2019, Case no. ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2019:1105 Fast & Fluid demanded a preliminary injunction against Santint and Zhengzhou due to alleged infringement on its EP 970 for a ‘valve assembly’. […]

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UK – Novartis v. Dr. Reddy’s

Posted: February 5th, 2019

Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited, Novartis Pharma AG & Novartis International Pharmaceutical AG v Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (UK) Limited, UK Patents Court, 15 January 2019, [2018] EWHC 92 (Pat) In a recent case before the UK Patents Court, in addition to considering an application for summary judgment to revoke the patent in suit for added matter, […]

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NL – Koninklijke Douwe Egberts v. Belmoca

Posted: January 30th, 2019

Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V. v. Belmoca BVBA, Interlocutory Judge of the District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands, 28 December 2018, Case No. ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2018:15453 Nespresso compatible coffee capsules. Koninklijke Douwe Egberts (hereafter: KDE) accuses Belmoca of indirect infringement of EP 521 relating to ‘A beverage preparation system, a capsule and a method for forming a […]

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