I am following a lot of Blogs, to stay informed and as a source of inspiration for own work. It is very rare that I am getting miffed when glancing through other Blogs. → Read more ...
Editorial: Thou shalt not steal
Doomed to live forever?
Case No. 4A_106/2017 (Supreme Court) ¦ Decision of 04 July 2017 ¦ “Patentverletzung, unentgeltliche Rechtspflege”
The patents at stake have expired already back in 2012 and 2013, but this case does not yet rest in peace. → Read more ...
How the date of a hearing is fixed
Many courts just issue summons to a hearing at a date of their choice. If this date does not suit you, bad luck. → Read more ...
Wrongful reinstatement is no ground for nullity of an SPC
Case No. S2016_009 ¦ Decision of 04 July 2017 ¦ “ESZ / Nichtigkeitsgründe”
The decision grants interim injunctive relief in summary proceedings based on an SPC. → Read more ...
BREAKING: FPC to assess SPC granting practice
Case No. O2017_001 ¦ Main hearing of 21 August 2017 @ 10am
The FPC published a leaflet earlier today with key bibliographic details of a hearing in the matter O2017_001 (watch out for a link ‘weitere Informationen’ on the list of public hearings):
Such a leaflet has been published for the very first time; it is only available in German language, at least for the time being. → Read more ...
Organisational changes to the FPC?
The Committee for Legal Affairs of the National Council is currently considering amendments to the Patent Court Act (PatCA) to reflect some learnings from the first years of practice of the FPC. → Read more ...
A brief wrap-up of the 2017 INGRES conference
The annual INGRES conference took place yesterday, July 5. It is a good tradition that the most relevant patent-related decisions are summarized by an attorney-at-law and a patent attorney. → Read more ...
Fulvestrant, reloaded (and still to be continued)
Case Nos. O2015_011 and O2015_012 ¦ Main hearing of 13 June 2017
A first glimpse of these disputes could be catched in parallel proceedings O2015_010 concerning nullity of AstraZeneca’s CH 696 260 A5 (commented on this Blog here). → Read more ...
Elections, part 2: Non-permanent judges wanted
Now that Mark Schweizer has been elected new President of the FPC as of 1 January 2018, two further job advertisements for non-permanent judges have been published: The Judicial Committee is seeking
- four non-permanent judges with a background in chemistry or mechanical engineering;
- one non-permanent judge with a background in law.
Amlodipine & Valsartan: Lessons on assessment of inventive step
Case No. S2017_001 ¦ Decision of 01 June 2017 ¦ “Interim injunctive relief refused; valsartan / amlodipine combined dosage form not inventive”
The patent in suit is EP 2 322 174 B1; see EPO Register and Swissreg for further details. → Read more ...
Mark Schweizer now president-elect of the Federal Patent Court
As noted earlier on this Blog here, the Judicial Committee had proposed Mark Schweizer for election as new President of the Federal Patent Court. → Read more ...
Mark Schweizer heading for presidency
As noted earlier on this Blog here, the new President of the Federal Patent Court will be elected later this year. → Read more ...