Case-law of the Swiss Federal Patent Court
Case No. O2020_004 | Judgment of 22 March 2022 | ‘Swisscom TV 2.0’
We previously reported on the litigation between Yodoba and Swisscom over the alleged infringment of EP 1 650 961 in Switzerland here, here, and here. → Read more ...
Please bear with me, I will skip the April edition of the ‘Swiss Patent Litigation – Fireside Chat’. For two simple reasons: First, I am on holiday (and I do not even have a headset with me). → Read more ...
Case no. S2022_001 | Judgment of 2 March 2022 | ‘Pelliheat; register ban’
I came across this case by accident. Apparently, I am not running out of things that can go wrong (fortunately, not only my own stuff). → Read more ...
Case No. O2019_001 | Judgment of 16 March 2022 | ‘Abtretungsklage; Tenside’
We have reported about this fiercly fought assignment action already several times; see e.g. → Read more ...
Case No. S2021_009 | Summary Judgment of 14 March 2022 | ‘Enforcement’
C&E Fein and Bosch have been litigating with Coram for quite a while, first in summary proceedings (no PI was imposed on Coram; see this Blog here) and subsequently in main proceedings (see this Blog here). → Read more ...
Just in case you missed it: VESPA’s next evening seminar is about patenting of medical devices, and in particular certain buzzkills one might come across in this respect:
«Spassbremsen» bei der Patentierung von Medizinprodukten
The event will take place on at the Haus zum Rüden in Zürich (see map). → Read more ...
Case No. S2021_006 | Hearing of 4 April 2022
Bayer HealthCare is seeking preliminary injunctive relief against Sorafenib Zentiva of Helvepharm, the Swiss branch of Zentiva. → Read more ...
I am in touch with some colleagues who advocate for a very much disadvantaged minority: Patentees!
A legitimate initiative, indeed. Just think of it: Patent owner are milked over and over again! → Read more ...
Case No. 4A_500/2021 (Supreme Court) | Judgment of 31 January 2022 on appeal against O2020_001 (FPC) | Judgment of 9 June 2021
We have reported about the FPC’s first instance judgment in this patent infringement case between BD and Ypsomed on this Blog here. → Read more ...
The official Annual Report 2021 of the FPC has been published earlier today. It comes along with an Executive Summary as follows:
| In the reporting year, the number of incoming cases rose to 27 compared with the previous year (22 in the previous year). |
Hurry up, it is still possible to sign up for the nineth edition of the joint AROPI – VESPA seminar
The jurisprudence of the Federal Patent Court in 2021
on at the Alpha-Palmiers hotel, rue du Petit-Chêne 34, 1003 Lausanne. → Read more ...
Case No. O2020_004 | Hearing of 11 January 2022 | ‘Swisscom TV 2.0’
As we have previously reported on the case here and here, Yodoba and Swisscom are litigating over alleged infringement of EP(CH) 1 650 961 B1 . → Read more ...
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