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Posted on July 3, 2022July 4, 2022

FRAND case Huawei ./. Verizon, with a Swiss touch

I have reported about the first FRAND case at the FPC on this Blog a while ago.

I have learned from the 2022 edition of the iam patent 1000 guide released last week that there was some spill-over of the US litigation between Huawei and Verizon to Switzerland:

Andrea MONDINI had been appointed by Verizon as Swiss law expert. →  Read more ...

Posted on June 25, 2022June 27, 2022

Is Yodoba Trying to Rewind its Case Against Swisscom?

Frequent readers of this blog know that we don’t always restrict ourselves to reporting on decisions of the FPC. Of course, we are patent attorneys and primarily interested in patents and patent law. →  Read more ...

Posted on June 22, 2022June 29, 2022

Next ‘Fireside Chat’ on Wed, 29 June 2022, 12:15 CEST on LinkedIn

It’s already close to the end of the month again, i.e. the next ‘Fireside Chat’ is upcoming. It will be the 15th edition, and it will be on LinkedIn for the second time. →  Read more ...

Posted on June 4, 2022June 28, 2022

Getting off to a lightning start in PI proceedings

Case No. S2022_002 | Order of 2 June 2022 | ‘Fingolimod 0.5 mg’

Patent prosecution takes time. So do infringement proceedings. →  Read more ...

Posted on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Recordings available: Swiss Patent Litigation // 🔥 Fireside Chat #14

Just in case you missed it: The LinkedIn Live session is still available online.

For the podcast lovers out there, this is an audio-only recording of the LinkedIn Live session of 1 June 2022:

The following topics are covered:

👉 S2022_001
Pelliheat AG ./. →  Read more ...

Posted on May 31, 2022June 1, 2022

Next ‘Fireside Chat’ on Wed, 1 June 2022, 12:15 CEST on LinkedIn

I was re-thinking the Fireside Chat format a while ago, and I have been curious to learn how you would like it. →  Read more ...

Posted on May 29, 2022May 30, 2022

Bayer’s compound claim on sorafenib tosylate held presumably valid; PI issued

Case No. S2021_006 | Judgment of 26 April 2022 | ‘Sorafenib tosylate’

Please see the report about the main hearing for some background information about the case. →  Read more ...

Posted on May 24, 2022June 11, 2022

For discussion: Has the requirement that claims be «supported by the description» been perverted over time?

Objections with respect to alleged violations of Art. 84 EPC have become more and more cumbersome in recent times. I cannot really tell why. →  Read more ...

Posted on May 12, 2022

Schöck and Basys twisting things

Case No. O2020_017 | Hearing of 11 May 2022

Schöck asserts infringement of EP 2 455 556 B1 (cf. EPO Register and Swissreg) and EP 2 455 557 B1 (cf. →  Read more ...

Posted on May 8, 2022May 11, 2022

The Swiss FPC’s tenth anniversary: Eager for the next decade(s)!

Have you been at the symposium in St. Gallen last Friday, at the occasion of the Swiss FPC’s tenth anniversary? →  Read more ...

Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Swisscom beats the patent troll

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 ...

Posted on April 26, 2022April 27, 2022

Re-thinking the ‘Fireside Chat’ format: How would _you_ like it? Let me know, please.

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 ...

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