Hoffmann Eitle - München, London

25.06.2012 -

New on the Kluwer Patent Blog - Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf on the "Swedish Torpedo"

On 26th April 2012, the Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf decided that the admissibility (under Article 27 BR) of exclusive licensee’s patent infringement action despite pending NDA proceedings against patentee in another Member State depends on whether or not the declaratory judgment will have the force of res judicata against licensee. This must be decided according to the law of the court first seized (court docket no. I-2 U 18/12).

Dr. Anja Petersen-Padberg of Hoffmann · Eitle’s Patent Litigation & Licensing Department discusses this recent decision of the Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf on the Admissibility of Exclusive Licensee’s Patent Infringement Action against a “Swedish Torpedo” under Article 27 Brussels Regulation.

The entry on the Kluwer Patent Blog can be found here:
kluwerpatentblog.com