The Unified Patent Court on Thursday refused pharmaceuticals giant Boehringer Ingelheim's attempt to stop a rival from making a generic version of its lung disease medicine, ruling there is no risk of "imminent" patent infringement.
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Boehringer Can't Halt Production Of Generic Fibrosis Drug

By Jamie Lennox

The Unified Patent Court on Thursday refused pharmaceuticals giant Boehringer Ingelheim's attempt to stop a rival from making a generic version of its lung disease medicine, ruling there is no risk of "imminent" patent infringement.

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EU Nations Fined For Delay In Adopting Copyright Law

By Jamie Lennox

The European Union's top court on Thursday slapped Portugal, Bulgaria and Denmark with millions of euros in fines after they took too long to implement the bloc's copyright directive into national law.

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Chinese Co. Loses Fight In UPC Heating Pump Claim

By Alex Baldwin

Danish pump maker Grundfos convinced the Unified Patent Court on Thursday to bar a Chinese rival from selling heat pumps in Germany, France and Italy, with judges agreeing that the pumps infringe one of Grundfos' patents.

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LITIGATION

Ex-Man United Goalkeeper Saves 'DDG' Trademark

By Tabitha Burbidge

Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea Quintana has kept his hands on a trademark bearing his initials "DDG," despite attempts by a German board games company to convince a European court it is too much like its "DOG" mark.

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POLICY & REGULATION

EU Moves To Revamp 20-Year-Old Merger Control Rules

By Najiyya Budaly

The European Commission called on Thursday for responses to plans to overhaul its 20-year-old merger control rules as it seeks to give weight to innovation, sustainability and security needs when it assesses deals taking place between competitors in the bloc.

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