Category: France
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French court deems public announcement of UPC lawsuit “denigration” of competitor in absence of infringement ruling
Context: Qiagen is suing bioMérieux in the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Dusseldorf Local Division (LD) over a product for testing patients for latent tuberculosis (see item 2 of our March 16, 2025 UPC Roundup). Latent tuberculosis can progress to active tuberculosis. The patent-in-suit is EP2726883 (“A cell mediated immune response assay with enhanced sensitivity”). What’s…
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EPO Patent Index 2024: Unitary Patent requests “exceeded expectations” despite stagnant European applications
The European Patent Office’s Patent Index 2024 found that there was no growth in European applications (-0.1%) compared with 2023, although unitary protection was requested for 25.6% of all patents granted by the EPO in 2024 – a 53% increase compared to 2023.
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Sun Patent Trust sues Xiaomi over LTE-A standard-essential patents, asks for global FRAND rate determination in France, also sues in India
Licensing firm Sun Patent Trust is suing Xiaomi over LTE-Advanced standard-essential patents in France (seeking a FRAND determination there), India and other jurisdictions.