In its first substantive judgment, the Lisbon Local Division of the Unified Patent Court has rejected an application for a preliminary injunction made by Ericsson in its decision of 15 October 2024.
Oral proceedings at the EPO may be conducted before the Examining Division, the Opposition Division or the Boards of Appeal. At any of those procedural stages, getting a good result is always important, but at times it is business critical. What can be done to get that winning edge when it is really needed?
If your next invention is going to have the commercial impact it should, you will need to correctly identify, protect, exploit, and enforce it. This is exactly what Potter Clarkson’s patent attorneys in Copenhagen do.
The Supreme Administrative Court in the Czech Republic has asked the CJEU whether a substance classified as an excipient in a marketing authorisation can still be considered an active ingredient for an SPC application, and what information is needed for an additional active ingredient to be "specifically identifiable" based on the patent.
In recent years, greenwashing in cosmetics has come under increased legal scrutiny.
The UPC Court of Appeal has sided with the Düsseldorf Local Division in upholding a preliminary injunction granted in respect of sales of Mammut’s avalanche rescue device in Germany and Austria.