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Case Law

Here you will find a selection of decisions from French and European courts, authorities, and offices. Various teams at CASALONGA were involved in some of the cases handled. Other cases are mentioned here due to their particular importance

2008-10-28

EPO - TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES v/ LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER

The company Les Laboratoires Servier, owner of a European patent on hydrates of arginine salts of perindopril and their therapeutic use, was represented by Gerard DOSSMANN and Murielle ROBERT LE MEUR, European Patent Attorneys.

The decision of the Opposition Division is entirely favourable to Laboratoires Servier and rejects the opposition engaged by Teva Pharmaceutical for insufficiency of description and lack of inventive step.

The company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries engaged an opposition against EP patent 1,354,873 owned by Laboratoires Servier on the basis of insufficiency of description and (...)

2008-06-25

Paris Appeal Court - GALERNAU - DESHOULIERES v/ PIER IMPORT EUROPE - PIER IMPORT DISTRIBUTION

The company DESHOULIERES and Mr Stéphane GALERNEAU were represented by Arnaud Casalonga, Attorney at law.

The Court of First Instance ruled against the PIER IMPORT companies for copyright infringement and unfair competition as it considered that the design of the plates marketed (...)