Merz has failed to persuade the Unified Patent Court to order a preliminary injunction barring rival Viatris Santé from infringing its supplementary patent protections for its multiple sclerosis treatment, marking the first time the court has considered an injunction application for supplementary protections.
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Merz Loses Bid To Block Viatris In Unified Patent Court

By Alex Baldwin

Merz has failed to persuade the Unified Patent Court to order a preliminary injunction barring rival Viatris Santé from infringing its supplementary patent protections for its multiple sclerosis treatment, marking the first time the court has considered an injunction application for supplementary protections.

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AbbVie Unit Fails To Revive Dermal Filler Patent On Appeal

By Jamie Lennox

A European appeals panel has rejected an AbbVie subsidiary's quest to restore a dermal filler patent following a challenge from a German rival, saying that the contents of the blueprint are unnecessarily broad.

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Amgen Wins UPC Appeal To Revive Cholesterol Drug Patent

By Jamie Lennox

Amgen has persuaded an appeals panel at the Unified Patent Court to restore its patent for cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha, overturning a previous victory for rival drugmakers Sanofi and Regeneron.

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LITIGATION

US Designer Sues Furniture Village Over 'Alaska' Line Theft

By Hanna Vioque

A furniture designer has accused a manufacturer of commissioning a series of designs and then stealing them, arguing that significant features of its protected "Alaska" concept range could be seen in the U.K. company's products. 

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Gorgon Music Hits Back Over Bunny Lee Reggae Catalog

By Hanna Vioque

Gorgon Music has asserted that two subsidiaries of German media giant BMG failed to promote the music of dead reggae producer Bunny "Striker" Lee and therefore breached their licensing deals, meaning they were no longer enforceable. 

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Nuclear Energy Biz Can't Use 'Smartfuel' TM In EU

By Jamie Lennox

A nuclear energy company has lost its attempt to secure a "Smartfuel" trademark in the European Union, failing to prove that the sign isn't descriptive of all the goods it would appear on.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Bardehle Pagenberg

Blackstone Chambers

Brinkhof

Carpmaels & Ransford

K&L Gates

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AbbVie Inc.

Allergan PLC

Amgen Inc.

BMG Rights Management GmbH

Biogen Inc.

Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.

Merz Pharma GmbH & Co KGaA

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Sanofi

Viatris Inc.

Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC

Zentiva Group AS

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Patent Office

European Union

European Union Intellectual Property Office

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

Unified Patent Court