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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

/ February 25, 2025

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

UPC Local Division Düsseldorf — Sanofi & Regeneron v. Amgen (UPC_CFI_505/2024) — Framework for Infringement of Second Medical-Use Claims and Rejection of “Pleading Ignorance”

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