Table of Cases
National decisions according to countries
AT Austria
2004
Supreme Court of 09.11.2004 (4 Ob 214/04f) - Paroxat
2005
Supreme Patent and Trademark Chamber of 28.09.2005 (Op 3/04) - Omeprazole III
2006
Supreme Patent and Trademark Chamber of 29.03.2006 (Op 5/05)
2007
Supreme Patent and Trademark Chamber of 27.06.2007 (Op 7/06)
2009
Supreme Patent and Trademark Chamber of 25.02.2009 (Op 6/08)
Supreme Court of 19.11.2009 (17 Ob 24/09t) - Nebivolol
2010
Supreme Court of 09.02.2010 (17 Ob 35/09k) - Isoflavone
Supreme Patent and Trademark Chamber of 28.04.2010 (OBp 2/09)
Supreme Patent and Trademark Chamber of 26.05.2010 (Op 3/09)
Supreme Patent and Trademark Chamber of 22.12.2010 (OGM 1/10)
BE Belgium
2007
Liège Court of First Instance of 06.12.2007 - Joskin Machines Agricoles v Veenhuis Machines
2008
Brussels Court of Appeal of 20.06.2008 - GSK v Sanofi
Brussels Court of First Instance of 19.12.2008 - Lefebvre v Bogaert
2010
Liège Commercial Court of 08.07.2010 - Core, Urban v Germeau Carrière
CH Switzerland
2005
Federal Court of 18.05.2005 (4C.52/2005) - Insert for a drywall
Berne Commercial Court of 06.07.2005 (HG 03 9024) – Stop element holder III
2007
Federal Court of 28.02.2007 (4C.403/2005) - Citalopram
2011
Federal Court of 04.03.2011 (4A_435/2010) - Alendronic acid (Fosamax)
DE Germany
2004
Federal Court of Justice of 24.05.2004 (X ZB 20/03) - Online banking
Federal Court of Justice of 12.10.2004 (X ZR 190/00) - Panel elements
Federal Court of Justice of 19.10.2004 (X ZB 34/03) - Profitability calculation
2005
Federal Patents Court of 10.02.2005 (17 W (pat) 46/02) - Online banking transaction II
Federal Court of Justice of 19.05.2005 (X ZR 188/01) - Recording medium
2006
Federal Court of Justice of 07.03.2006 (X ZR 213/01) - Prepaid phone calls
Federal Court of Justice of 20.06.2006 (X ZB 27/05) - Display caset
Federal Patents Court of 20.10.2006 (3 Ni 7/06 (EU)) - Torasemide
Munich Administrative Court of 20.11.2006 (5 BV 05.1586) - Dismissal of belated submission / TV set
Federal Patents Court of 05.12.2006 (3 Ni 42/04) - Neural progenitor cells
Federal Court of Justice of 19.12.2006 (X ZR 236/01) - Carvedilol II
2007
Federal Court of Justice of 15.05.2007 (X ZR 273/02) - Papermaker's fabric
Federal Court of Justice of 16.10.2007 (X ZR 226/02) - Saddle Stitcher II
2008
Federal Patents Court of 06.03.2008 (21 W (pat) 45/05) - Method for evaluating state of health
Federal Court of Justice of 16.12.2008 (X ZR 89/07) - Olanzapine
2009
Federal Court of Justice of 20.01.2009 (X ZB 22/07) - Equipment for selecting medical examination methods
Federal Court of Justice of 18.06.2009 (Xa ZR 138/05) - Fish-bite indicator
Federal Court of Justice of 10.09.2009 (Xa ZR 130/07) - Escitalopram
2010
Düsseldorf Court of First Instance of 30.03.2010 (4a O 13/10) - Mundipharma v Sandoz
Federal Court of Justice of 15.04.2010 (Xa ZB 10/09) - Roll-forming machine
Federal Court of Justice of 22.04.2010 (Xa ZB 20/08) - Dynamic document generation
Federal Constitutional Court of 27.04.2010 (2 BvR 1848/07) - Automatic wood-cutting machine
Federal Court of Justice of 29.06.2010 (X ZR 49/09) - Traction unit for a drawing machine II
Federal Court of Justice of 31.08.2010 (X ZB 9/09) - Image-supported catheter navigation
2011
Federal Court of Justice of 10.05.2011 (X ZR 16/09) - Occlusion device
DK Denmark
2008
Eastern High Court (Østre Landsret) of 29.08.2008 (B-3527-03) - Ranbaxy v Pfizer
ES Spain
2007
Madrid Commercial Court (Juzgado de lo Mercantil) of 27.07.2007 (infringement action no. 48/2006) - Monsanto Technology v Sesostris
Barcelona Court of Appeal (Audiencia Provincial) of 18.10.2007 (appeal no. 116/2007) - LEK Pharma v Warner-Lambert
2008
Barcelona Court of Appeal (Audiencia Provincial) of 17.01.2008 (appeal no. 368/2007) - Laboratorios Cinfa et al. v Eli Lilly
Barcelona Court of Appeal (Audiencia Provincial) of 17.03.2008 (appeal no. 184/2007) - Laboratorios Cinfa et al v Warner-Lambert
2009
Barcelona Court of Appeal (Audiencia Provincial) of 30.10.2009 (appeal no. 56/2008) - Laboratorios Ranbaxy, S.A. et al. v Warner-Lambert
2010
Supreme Court of 04.11.2010 (appeal no. 6669/2009) - Pfizer v Medichem
FI Finland
2010
Helsinki District Court of 19.02.2010 (decision no. 3641) - Eli Lilly v Oy Leiras Finland AB
FR France
2005
Paris District Court of 19.01.2005 (04/17466) - CEA v Samsung
2006
Paris Court of Appeal of 15.03.2006 (05/14785) - Cotranex v INPI
Paris Court of Appeal of 28.06.2006 (05/07852) - Lely v Delaval
Paris District Court of 13.10.2006 (04/07666) - Asahi v General Electric
2007
Paris Court of Appeal of 31.01.2007 (05/22227) - Nergeco v Mavil
Court of Cassation of 15.05.2007 (06-12487) - Lesaffre v Puratos
Paris District Court of 20.11.2007 (01/11641) - Infomil v Atos
2008
Paris Court of Appeal of 22.02.2008 (06/08776) - Thermohauser v Matfer
Court of Cassation of 26.02.2008 (06-19149) - Newmat v Normalu
Paris Court of Appeal of 13.06.2008 (07/12143) - K. v MTEC
Court of Cassation of 07.10.2008 (07-17518) - SMCA v SAT
2009
Paris District Court of 27.01.2009 (06/07287) - ADA Cosmetic v Emicela
Paris District Court of 28.01.2009 (07/06328) - Technip France v ITP
Paris District Court of 20.02.2009 (05/12994) - Glaxo v Merck
Paris Court of Appeal of 04.03.2009 (07/08437) - Institut Pasteur v Chiron
Paris Court of Appeal of 05.06.2009 (07/20589) - Kone v A
Paris District Court of 06.10.2009 (07/16446) - Teva v Sepracor
Court of Cassation of 10.11.2009 (08-18218) - Syrdrec v Carte Bleue
2010
Paris District Court of 19.03.2010 (08/01998) - Exalead v Sinequa
Paris District Court of 07.05.2010 (08/12537) - Hexal, Sandoz v Boehringer
Paris District Court of 28.09.2010 (07/16296) - Actavis v Merck
Paris District Court of 30.09.2010 (10/08089) - ratiopharm GmbH v Lundbeck
Paris Court of Appeal of 27.10.2010 (09/08135) - Johnson & Johnson v Novartis
Paris District Court of 09.11.2010 (09/12713) - Teva v Merck
Court of Cassation of 23.11.2010 (09-15668) - Institut Pasteur v Chiron
GB United Kingdom
2004
Court of Appeal of 01.04.2004 - Rockwater v Technip France SA EWCA Civ 381
House of Lords of 14.10.2004 - Sabaf SpA v MFI Furniture Centres Ltd et al. [2004] UKHL 45
House of Lords of 21.10.2004 - Kirin-Amgen Inc v Hoechst Marion Roussel Ltd [2004] UKHL 46
2005
Patents Court of 21.07.2005 - Halliburton Energy Services Inc v Smith Int. (North Sea) Ltd [2005] EWHC 1623 (Pat)
Patents Court of 12.10.2005 - Ranbaxy and Arrow Generics v Warner Lambert [2005] EWHC 2142 (Pat)
House of Lords of 20.10.2005 - Synthon BV v Smithkline Beecham [2005] UKHL 59
2006
Court of Appeal of 27.10.2006 - Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings/Re Macrossan's Application [2006] EWCA Civ 1371
2007
Court of Appeal of 25.04.2007 - Unilin Beheer BV v Berry Floor NV, Information Management Consultancy Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 364
Court of Appeal of 22.06.2007 - Pozzoli v BDMO & Moulage Industriel de Perseigne [2007] EWCA Civ 588
Patents Court of 10.10.2007 -Monsanto v Cargill [2007] EWHC Civ 2257 (Pat)
Patents Court of 12.10.2007 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd & Teva UK Ltd v Merrell Pharmaceuticals Inc, Aventis Inc & Sepracor [2007] EWHC 2276 (Ch)
2008
Patents Court of 25.01.2008 - Astron Clinica Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks [2008] EWHC 85 (Pat)
Court of Appeal of 31.01.2008 - Glaxo v Genentech and Biogen [2008] EWCA Civ 23
Court of Appeal of 21.05.2008 - Actavis Ltd v Merck and Co Inc [2008] EWCA Civ 444
Patents Court of 25.06.2008 - Zipher Ltd v Markem Systems Ltd, Markem Technologies Ltd [2008] EWHC 1379 (Pat)
Patents Court of 30.06.2008 - Actavis Ltd v Janssen [2008] EWHC 1422 (Pat)
House of Lords of 09.07.2008 - Conor Medsystems Inc. v Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al [2008] UKHL 49
Court of Appeal of 08.10.2008 - Symbian Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents [2008] EWCA Civ 1066
2009
House of Lords of 25.02.2009 - Generics (UK) Ltd v H. Lundbeck A/S [2009] UKHL 12
Court of Appeal of 01.04.2009 - Napp Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd v ratiopharm GmbH and Napp Parmaceutical Holdings Ltd v Sandoz Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 252
Court of Appeal of 20.05.2009 - Aerotel Ltd v Wavecrest Group Enterprises Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 408
Patents Court of 12.06.2009 - Edward Lifesciences AG v Cook Biotech Inc. [2009] EWHC 1304 (Pat)
Court of Appeal of 31.07.2009 - Wake Forest University v Smith & Nephew [2009] EWCA Civ 848
Court of Appeal of 22.10.2009 - Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd v Premium Aircraft Interiors UK Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1062
Court of Appeal of 18.12.2009 - Dr Reddy's Laboratory Ltd v Eli Lilly & Co. Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1362
2010
Court of Appeal of 17.02.2010 - Actavis UK Ltd v Novartis AG [2010] EWCA Civ 82
Court of Appeal of 22.06.2010 - Occlutech GmbH v AGA Medical Corporation & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 702
Patents Court of 23.06.2010 - KCI Licensing v Smith & Nephew [2010] EWHC 1487 (Pat)
Court of Appeal of 28.07.2010 - Schlumberger Holdings Ltd v Electromagnetic Geoservices [2010] EWCA Civ 819
Court of Appeal of 29.09.2010 - Novartis AG v Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1039
2011
Supreme Court of 02.11.2011 - Human Genome Sciences Inc v Eli Lilly & Co. [2011] UKSC 51
GR Greece
2010
Athens Single Member Court of First Instance (Monomeles Protodikeion Athinon) of 23.12.2010 (decision no. 9908/2010)
IT Italy
2005
Venice District Court of 14.07.2005 (7064/2004) - Stelplast v La Brenta
Milan District Court of 22.10.2005 (22222/05) - Assograph v Termozeta
Florence District Court of 29.12.2005 (17178/2005) - Barbieri v Bacci
2010
Milan District Court of 23.09.2010 (14437/10) - Giellepi Chemicals v Meda Pharma
NL Netherlands
2006
Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) of 22.12.2006 - Dijkstra v Saier
2007
Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) of 07.09.2007 - Lely v Delaval
2008
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 13.02.2008 - Merck v Generics, ratiopharm et al.
Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) of 15.02.2008 - Rockwool v Saint-Gobain
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 19.03.2008 - Monsanto v Cefetra
2009
The Hague Court of Appeal (Gerechtshof te 's-Gravenhage) of 27.01.2009 - Sahajanand v Angiotech
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 11.02.2009 - Novartis v Johnson & Johnson
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 08.04.2009 -Tiefenbacher v Lundbeck
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 13.05.2009 - ratiopharm v Sepracor
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 09.12.2009 - Intervet v Merial
2010
The Hague Court of Appeal (Gerechtshof te 's-Gravenhage) of 16.03.2010 - Aventis v Apothecon
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 24.03.2010 - ratiopharm v Eli Lilly
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 07.04.2010 - Mundipharma v Sandoz
The Hague Court of Appeal (Gerechtshof te 's-Gravenhage) of 13.07.2010 - Clyde Bergemann v Magaldi
The Hague Court of Appeal (Gerechtshof te 's-Gravenhage) of 19.10.2010 - AGA v Occlutech
2011
The Hague District Court (Rb. te 's-Gravenhage) of 26.01.2011 - Sandoz v Glaxo
NO Norway
2008
Oslo District Court (Tingrett) of 02.12.2008 - Actavis Norway AS v Eli Lilly and Co. Ltd
2010
Board of Appeal of the Patent Office of 07.01.2010 (case no. 7886) - Laminaria hyperborea
Borgarting Court of Appeal (Lagmannsrett) of 20.12.2010 - Mundipharma AS v ratiopharm and Acino Pharma
SE Sweden
2007
Stockholm Court of Patent Appeals (Patentbesvärsrätten) of 31.01.2007 - case no. 04-139
2008
Stockholm Court of Patent Appeals (Patentbesvärsrätten) of 19.12.2008 - case no. 05-217
2009
Stockholm Court of Patent Appeals (Patentbesvärsrätten) of 06.02.2009 - case no. 04-329
2010
Stockholm Court of Patent Appeals (Patentbesvärsrätten) of 26.02.2010 - case no. 07-161