JUVE Patent

The dispute centres on Halozyme’s European patent EP 2 797 622, entitled ‘Polypeptide variants, formulations and uses thereof’. The patent, which expires in December 2032, is in force in numerous European countries, including the Netherlan...

On 17 July 2026, Munich Regional Court, presided over by judge Hubertus Schacht, handed down its judgment in the infringement proceedings brought by KaVo Dental against MK-Dent (case ID: 21 O 596/25). Also named as defendants were the online dental equipment retailer Global-Dent and the dental spare parts supplier Sparedent.

The court found that all three defendants ha...

The order originates from the infringement proceedings between US medical device company Emboline and Italian competitor AorticLab over EP 2 129 425. The patent protects an embolic protection device. Earlier this year, the Munich local division dismissed...

The EPO Board of Appeal 3.4.03 has revoked Hanwha Solutions’ EP 2 220 689 in its entirety on the grounds of lack of inventive step (case ID: T1358/23). The decision brings to an end opposition proceedings lasting more than eleven years, which initially involved ten...

The dispute over filter cartridges between German water filter manufacturer Brita and Ningbo Blue Pluser has entered a new phase. On 15 July 2026, the Hamburg local division ordered the Chinese company to pay penalty payments of €97,500 for breaching an injunction and €105,000 for failing to comply with an information order. The court also threatened further daily penalty pay...