BSH Hausgeräte v. Electrolux (C-339/22) — CJEU Grand Chamber Holds EU Member-State Courts Have Cross-Border Jurisdiction Over European Patent Infringement Outside Their Forum, Even When Validity Defenses Are Raised
The CJEU Grand Chamber held that Article 4(1) of Regulation 1215/2012 entitles a court of a defendant’s domicile member state to hear infringement claims regarding a European patent’s national parts validated in other member states (and even in non-EU states), notwithstanding invalidity