The UPC decides that the defendant’s financial situation and location matter.
On 30 October 2023, the Munich Central Division of the UPC (the Court) issued an order stating that NanoString must provide security to Harvard...more
12/20/2023
/ Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Ex Parte ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Revocation ,
UK ,
Unified Patent Court
In Astellas v. Osaka University (UPC_CFI_75/2023), by decision of 21 September 2023, the UPC Munich Central Division denied a third party access to the case file, specifically to Astellas’ revocation action, which was...more
10/19/2023
/ European Patent Office ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Revocation ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unified Patent Court
The decision concerns the time of filing and admissibility of a revocation action at the Central Division when a parallel infringement action is filed at a local division (Art. 33(4) UPCA). Art 33(4) UPCA states that...more
8/25/2023
/ Amgen ,
Amgen v Sanofi ,
Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Luxembourg ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Popular ,
Revocation ,
Sanofi-Aventis