In a landmark move, the UPC’s Court of Appeal has referred key questions to the CJEU on its international jurisdiction and on liability for patent infringement—specifically concerning product compliance authorised representatives. The outcome could redefine the geographical scope of patent
Russia enables free use of Russian patents and other intellectual property of rights holders in countries committing “unfriendly acts”
On 7 March 2022 a decree of the Russian government took effect, announcing that compensation need not be paid for the unauthorised use of Russian patents, utility models and designs to rights holders connected with foreign countries committing “unfriendly acts”
COVID-19: Major risk flowing from non-exclusive IP licenses under German insolvency law
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major challenge for large parts of the economy, causing many companies to fail and a domino effect on other companies with which they had business relationships. Where a party to an IP license becomes insolvent
German patent interim injunctions require the patent to have survived validity proceedings
In its decision dated 12 December 2019, the Higher Regional Court Munich ruled that in principle, an interim injunction for patent infringement should not be ordered unless it can be satisfied that the validity of the patent-in-suit is ensured, for