Admittedly, this post is somewhat out of the ordinary. If you are only interested in jurisprudence of the FPC (fair enough!), → Read more ...
Hey, Blackstone Resources, what is wrong with you?
PI proceedings suspended in view of co-pending entitlement action
Case No. S2021_007 | Judgment of 4 January 2022
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Art. 111 para. 1 PatA; Provisional protection conferred by a published European patent application:
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Pear sued Apple for patent infringement: iMessage service at stake
Case No. 02020_014 | Order of 4 January 2022 | ‘iMessage’
We have reported about a first excursion of this docket to the Supreme Court already on this Blog here. → Read more ...
The Swiss FPC’s tenth anniversary: Don’t miss the symposium on 6 May 2022
Time flies. Ten years have now already passed since the Federal Patent Court became operational. Time to look back, to reflect, and to take a sneak peek into the future. → Read more ...
An objective technical problem that literally recites the solution?
Case No. O2020_008 | Judgment of 10 January 2022
We have reported about the main hearing in this matter on this Blog here. → Read more ...
The (serious) soap opera, cont’d
Case No. O2019_001 | Hearing of 24 January 2022
The background of this case has already been extensively discussed on this Blog here and here. → Read more ...
Liability for damages when goods are withheld at the customs
Case No. O2020_018 | Judgment of 4 January 2022 | ‘Customs assistance’
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Art. 86k para. 2 PatA; Assistance provided by the customs administration, damages:
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Delica and JDE litigating over aluminum coffee capsules
Case No. O2020_002 | Judgment of 21 December 2021
The plaintiff Delica had initiated nullity proceedings against Douwe Egbert’s CH 711 079 B1 on 2 June 2020; see Swissreg for bibliographic details. → Read more ...
‘Oh, just one more thing’
Case No. 4A_562/2021 (Supreme Court) | Judgment of 1 December 2021 on appeal against O2020_014 | Procedural decision of 22 October 2021
This judgment of the Supreme Court refers to an unpublished procedural decision of the FPC of 22 October 2021 in case no. → Read more ...
Equivalency in case of numerical ranges
Case No. S2021_005:
Order of 19 August 2021 | ‘Deferasirox-Mepha’
Decision of 15 December 2021 | ‘Deferasirox-Mepha’
This case is about deferasirox, an iron chelating agent. → Read more ...
Job opening: Secretary General / Court Clerk at the FPC
There is a job opening at the Federal Patent Court for a Secretary General / Court Clerk (80-100%); see below (a PDF is available here, just in case the hyperlink expires). → Read more ...
Dear Santa, Before I explain, how much do you know already?
The year-end rush is still in full swing, but Christmas feelings are slowly coming over me. Are you still looking for Christmas presents? → Read more ...