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July 29, 2026
European appellate officials have rejected Nutricia's bid to preserve a patent for a nutrient blend designed to treat cognitive problems such as Alzheimer's, after Nestlé demonstrated that the formula was obvious to most skilled nutritionists.
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July 29, 2026
A personal care retailer has hit back at the companies behind Sensodyne and Aquafresh, arguing that its "Sensio" and "Triple Protect" toothpastes are unlikely to confuse shoppers because their packaging and designs are markedly different.
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July 29, 2026
A European appeals panel has rejected Sandoz's latest attempt to void rival company Axsome's patent for narcolepsy drug Sunosi, ruling that the immediate-release version of the drug is inventive enough to deserve protection.
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July 29, 2026
A U.S. biotechnology company has maintained that its patent for engineered proteins that help generate eye tissue is inventive, arguing that Merck Sharp & Dohme has failed to back up its claim that scientists already knew of the treatment.
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July 29, 2026
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has persuaded a European Union panel to narrow an opponent's "LawHow" trademark application, proving that it's too similar to the law firm's existing "Law-Now" legal insights brand.
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July 28, 2026
The U.K.'s top court has paved the way for companies that rely on technological standards to rope patent pool operators into litigation to secure fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing terms after Tesla prevailed in its landmark appeal over wireless technology Monday.
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July 28, 2026
A Bosch subsidiary has persuaded European officials to block an Italian energy company from registering "The Vulcano Approach" as a trademark, having demonstrated that consumers could confuse the mark with the sign for Bosch's energy-related training centers.
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July 28, 2026
Several U.K. government bodies have told a London tribunal that Servier should pay damages for allegedly breaching European Union antitrust laws by restricting supplies of a blood pressure drug, causing the bodies to overpay.
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July 28, 2026
A London judge expressed "surprise" on Tuesday that Nokia had delayed its patent licensing dispute with Asus and Acer by challenging their proposed use of confidential documents in upcoming arbitration between the companies.
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July 28, 2026
Novartis has defended the validity of its U.K. patents for heart failure drug Entresto following a challenge from Stada, asking a London court to stop its rival launching a generic version of the treatment.
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July 27, 2026
A London appeals court on Monday refused to increase Lufthansa's payout for Panasonic's infringement of an in-seat power supply patent, ruling that the invention was not the sole profit generator for its opponent.
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July 27, 2026
Warner Bros. has persuaded European officials to revoke an entrepreneur's trademark "Leviosa" for electronics after he failed to prove he used the sign in the last five years.
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July 27, 2026
The operator of the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race told a London court on Monday that a watch seller infringed its trademarks by selling watches under the "Le Mans" name to capitalize on the world-renowned endurance race.
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July 27, 2026
The U.K.'s top court ruled Monday that the courts of England and Wales may have jurisdiction to set a fair licensing rate for Tesla to use InterDigital-owned patents that Avanci offers as part of its 5G vehicle pool.
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July 27, 2026
The Unified Patent Court said Monday that Dolby has dropped its audio-coding patent infringement claim against home appliance manufacturer Beko and its parent company.
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July 27, 2026
IP Group said Monday that it will press ahead with its existing strategy after the company's largest shareholder, a U.K. retirement savings plan for railway staff, formally withdrew from a possible takeover.
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July 24, 2026
Adobe has persuaded Europe's patent court that a French software company must increase its security for legal costs to €300,000 ($400,000) after the French business lodged a €120 million provisional damages claim in the companies' patent infringement dispute.
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July 24, 2026
The Unified Patent Court has denied a German law firm's request to see documents from an ongoing claim that Johnson & Johnson infringed a U.S. government-owned patent covering a blood cancer treatment.
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July 24, 2026
The past week in London has seen financial advice firm Smith Square Partners sue ailing social housing company Home REIT, Pogust Goodhead hit with a contract claim by one of its investors, and Entain faced with its latest claim in expanding litigation linked to alleged bribery at its former Turkish business. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 24, 2026
The companies behind Sensodyne and Aquafresh have sued a beauty and personal care retailer, alleging its "Sensio" toothpaste range and "Triple Protect" oral care products could cause consumers to confuse them with their best-selling brands.
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July 24, 2026
The Unified Patent Court has narrowed a German company's wood-fastening patent, upholding an Austrian rival's argument that the original version of the blueprint contains nothing new over similar products that came earlier.
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July 23, 2026
A German federal court has rejected a bid by an engineering company to invalidate a recycling firm's battery recycling patent, although the businesses remain locked in parallel infringement litigation before a Düsseldorf regional court.
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July 23, 2026
The European Patent Office said Thursday that digital filings will soon become mandatory, rounding off a decade of gradual transformation toward an electronic system for protecting inventions.
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July 23, 2026
Unilever has persuaded officials to stop a deodorant brand from registering "Whole Body Deodorant For Pits, Privates & Beyond" as a trademark, as it demonstrated that the phrase simply described the products on offer.
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July 23, 2026
The Unified Patent Court hit Disney with a pan-European injunction on Thursday, barring the media giant from infringing InterDigital's video codec technology in major markets including France, Germany and Italy.