As previously reported on this Blog here and here, the Federal Assembly had elected Mark Schweizer as new President and re-elected Tobias Bremi as second permanent judge. → Read more ...
Three judges with a background in chemistry elected
As noted earlier on this Blog here, elections of the additional judges with a background in chemistry by the Federal Assembly took place earlier today. → Read more ...
Three additional chemists proposed for election as judges
A report of the Judicial Commission on the preparatory work for the election of three additional non-permanent judges with a background in chemistry has been published yesterday. → Read more ...
Omega ./. Tudor et al.: The next decision on the DoE approaching?
Case No. O2015_008 ¦ Main hearing of 30 January 2018
The FPC today published an announcement of the main hearing in this matter. → Read more ...
Update on forthcoming organisational changes at the FPC
I have reported a few months ago on this Blog here about the plans to amend the Patent Court Act (PatCA) to reflect some learnings from the first years of practice of the FPC. → Read more ...
VIPS/VESPA Autumn Seminar 2017 on the Doctrine of Equivalents
Timing could not have been much better: The latest decision of the Swiss Supreme Court on the DoE has just been handed down earlier this week; see this Blog here. → Read more ...
Swiss Supreme Court sides with German and UK courts re Pemetrexed, O2015_004 lifted
Case No. 4A_208/2017 (Supreme Court) ¦ Decision of 20 October 2017 ¦ “Pemetrexed; O2015_004”
Little time? Read the summary.
If this is the first time that you read about the pemetrexed litigation saga, please see this Blog here for a review of the decision O2015_004 under appeal and some further background information. → Read more ...
The wording of a Swiss SPC does not (really) matter … (?)
Case No. S2017_006 ¦ Decision of 12 October 2017 ¦ “Gutheissung vorsorgliche Massnahme, ESZ Kombinationspräparat”
Infringement of a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) is at stake again. → Read more ...
Time is of the essence
I have reported earlier on this Blog here about the time limits and possible extensions that parties should expect in proceedings at the FPC, subject to exceptions as set forth in Art. → Read more ...
The ‘infringement test’ is (still) alive in Switzerland, surrounded by post-Medeva EU
Case No. O2017_001 ¦ Decision of 3 October 2017 ¦ “Nichtigkeit eines ESZ; Überprüfung der bisherigen Rechtsprechung zu Kombinationspräparaten; Klageabweisung”
Nullity of the supplementary protection certificate C00915894 has been at stake; see this Blog here and here for some background information. → Read more ...
AZ’s Faslodex®: EP(CH) 2 266 573 and EP(CH) 1 250 138 revoked
Case No. O2015_011 ¦ Decision of 29 August 2017 ¦ “Gutheissung Nichtigkeitsklage”
Case No. O2015_012 ¦ Decision of 29 August 2017 ¦ “Gutheissung Nichtigkeitsklage; Nichtzulassung verspäteter Einschränkung”
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We have reported on the combined main hearing in these nullity cases on this Blog here. → Read more ...
Does the wording of an SPC matter?
Case No. S2107_006 ¦ Hearing of 9 October 2017
The supplementary protection certificate C00915894 is at stake; see the official court information about the hearing. → Read more ...